Classification of anchor rigidity
Design of column base plates - Rigidity and neutral axis

Designing and calculating connections is one of the key stages in steel construction, in which they play a crucial role.

Typically, these assemblies are found in industrial buildings, made up of a row of gantries that are generally stable in plan. They are also found in many other areas of steel construction, such as signalling structures.

Connections in a steel structure are often made using welded end plates, to link two beams together, or a column and a beam.

Other joining techniques are also used, such as angle brackets or bolted joint bars.

In this article, we'll focus solely on column foot connections, which we'll refer to as anchors, and which are distinguished...