How To Design Concrete Beam Splice Connections?

Concrete beam splice connections are challenging to design due to various reasons:

• Load transfer uncertainty between steel and concrete parts
• Manual or conservative approaches due to lack of software tools
• Poorly designed splices can lead to structural failure or serviceability issues e.g. excessive deflection or cracking
• Inadequate anchorage that leads to premature failure due to rebar pullout

With IDEA StatiCa Connection and Detail, structural engineers are able design concrete beam splice connections easily and effectively:

• Visualize load path
• Confirm whether the reinforcement in the splice is sufficient
• Reduce time spent on calculations
• Optimize the connection and anchor design
• Code-check steel and concrete parts according to regional codes
• Get comprehensive results