Moment Frame Systems
Brace Dual Systems
What Is SidePlate?
SidePlate's® patented connection technologies offer a full spectrum of integrated connection specialty applications, including a diverse set of structural framing configurations and design environments for SMF, OMF and IMF.
SidePlate's Moment Frames, Eccentric Braced Frames (EBF) and Braced Dual Systems (which combines Steel Moment Frames [SMF] with Special Concentric Braced Frames systems[SCBF]) address the heightened design challenges of the 21st century, including the threat of terrorist bomb blasts.
Moment Frame Systems
SureFrame™
- Uniaxial beam-to-column moment connection system for both one- and two-sided connections
- SMF, IMF and OMF design applications
- Standard two-sided connection ideally suited for terrorist bomb blast "missing column" scenario
- Provides defined beam-to-beam continuity link that acts independently of the disturbed and failed column mitigating progressive floor collapse using catenary action
- Other conventional post-Northridge connections such as RBS ('dogbone'), WUF-W and SlottedWeb™, remain fundamentally vulnerable to progressive floor collapse
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SureFrame+™
- Uniaxial beam-to-column moment connection system for both one- and two-sided connections
- SMF, IMF and OMF design applications
- Standard two-sided connection ideally suited for terrorist bomb blast "missing column" scenario
- Provides defined beam-to-beam continuity link that acts independently of the disturbed and failed column mitigating progressive floor collapse using catenary action
- Other conventional post-Northridge connections such as RBS ('dogbone'), WUF-W and SlottedWeb™, remain fundamentally vulnerable to progressive floor collapse
SureFrame2™
- Biaxial dual strong axis beam-to-column moment connection system
- Features a dual strong axis cruciform wide flange or built-up box
- Connections include two-sided corner, three-sided and four-sided configurations
- Provides defined beam-to-beam continuity link that acts independently of the disturbed and failed column mitigating progressive floor collapse using catenary action
- Ideal for providing the required extra stiffness needed to combine a steel moment frame superstructure with a base isolated foundation system.
SureBent™
- Uniaxial moment connection upgrade system developed for variable-depth beam(s) and column(s)
- Economically upgrades blast resistance of pre-engineered steel frame buildings subjected to both accidental and malevolent explosion
- Designed for SMF design applications for both new and retrofit construction
- Upgrades the original steel frame capacity by three times
Brace Dual Systems
SureBrace™
- Features common side plates for concentrically connecting both beam(s) and brace(s) to the same wide flange or built-up box column
- All field-bolted brace connections use high-strength twist-off bolts with oversize bolt holes for increased erection speed and efficiency
- SCBF and SMF combination increases global frame system ductility and stiffness with a corresponding reduction in design base shear of at least 17% over a solely SCBF system, resulting in significant additional cost savings.
