Revision and Errata List, March 1, 2003

AISC Design Guide 12: Modification of Existing

Welded Frame Connections for Seismic Resistance

The following editorial corrections have been made in the

First Printing, 1999. To facilitate the incorporation of these
corrections, this booklet has been constructed using copies
of the revised pages, with corrections noted. The user may
find it convenient in some cases to hand-write a correction;
in others, a cut-and-paste approach may be more efficient.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface 6. Design of Welded Haunch Modification. . . . . 49

6.1 Recommended Design Procedure . . . . . . . . 49
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6.1.1 Structural Behavior and Design
1.1 B a c k g r o u n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
1.2 Factors Contributing to Connection Failures . 2 6.1.2 Simplified Haunch Connection Model
1.3 Repair and Modification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 and Determination of Haunch Flange
1.4 Objective of Design Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.1.3 Haunch Web Shear. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2. Achieving Improved Seismic Performance . . . 5 6.1.4 Design Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.1 Reduced Beam Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6.2 Recommended Detailing Provisions . . . . . . 55
2.2 Welded Haunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6.2.1 Design Weld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.3 Bolted B r a c k e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6.2.2 Design Stiffeners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.2.3 Continuity Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3. Experimental Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6.3 Design Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.1 Related Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.1.1 Reduced Beam Section. . . . . . . . . . . 9 7. Design of Bolted Bracket Modification . . . . . 59
3.1.2 Welded Haunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7.1 Minimum Recommended Bracket Design
3.1.3 Bolted Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
3.2 NIST/AISC Experimental Program. . . . . . . 20 7.1.1 Proportioning of Bolted Haunch
3.2.1 Reduced Beam Section. . . . . . . . . . 22 Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
3.2.2 Welded Haunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7.1.2 Beam Ultimate Forces . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.2.3 Bolted Bracket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 7.1.3 Haunch Bracket Forces at Beam
Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4. Design Basis For Connection Modification . . 29 7.1.4 Haunch Bracket Bolts. . . . . . . . . . . 63
4.1 Material Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7.1.5 Haunch Bracket Stiffener Check . . . 64 Rev.
4.2 Critical Plastic Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7.1.6 Angle Bracket Design. . . . . . . . . . . 66 3/1/03
4.3 Design Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 7.1.7 Requirements for Bolt Hole and Weld
4.3.1 Plastic Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.3.2 Beam Shear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 7.1.8 Column Panel Zone Check . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4.3.3 Column-Beam Moment Ratio . . . . . 33 7.1.9 Column Continuity Plate Check . . . . . . 69
4.4 Connection Modification Performance 7.2 Design Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.5 Selection of Modification Method . . . . . . . 36
8. Considerations for Practical Implementation 73
5. Design of Reduced Beam Section 8.1 Disruption or Relocation of
Modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Building Tenants.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.1 Recommended Design Provisions. . . . . . . . 37 8.2 Removal and Restoration of Collateral
5.1.1 Minimum Recommended RBS Building Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 8.3 Health and Safety of Workers and Tenants . . 73
5.1.2 Size and Shape of RBS C u t . . . . . . . 37 8.4 Other Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.1.3 Flange Weld Modifications . . . . . . . 42
5.1.4 Techniques to Further Enhance 9. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connection P e r f o r m a n c e . . . . . . . . 43 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.2 Additional Design Considerations. . . . . . . . 46 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.3 Design Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81