How Does SidePlate Compare?
SidePlate™ is ideally used for which of the following governing design criteria?
(a) Earthquake
(b) Blast & Progressive Collapse
(c) Wind
(d) All of the Above
You may be surprised that the answer is (d). With the advent of SidePlate FRAME®, the cost and performance advantages for earthquake, blast and progressive collapse design environments also apply to wind controlled designs.
SidePlate Cost Comparisons
Moment Frames
Welded Unreinforced Flange (WUF-W) vs. SidePlate™
6-story Federal Court House in low seismic
Traditional Moment Connection (WUF-B) vs. SidePlate FRAME®
6-story hospital in low seismic
Braced Frames
Special Concentric Brace Frame (SCBF) vs. SidePlate™ Moment Frame
5-Story medical office building in high seismic
Buckling Restrained Brace Frame (BRBF) vs. SidePlate™ Moment Frame
5-Story Hospital in high seismic
