Maya set the Green Book on the shop bench and flipped to the chapter on bolted splice connections. The book laid out the basics: material strengths, bolt classes, hole types, slip-critical vs bearing, pry bar checks, and guidance on weld access. It had tables for allowable shear in A325 bolts, staggered patterns for odd flange widths, and flowcharts that turned messy judgment calls into disciplined steps.

Design concepts for braced multi-storey frames where joints are treated as shear-only. Beam End Connections: Flexible End Plates: Partial or full depth plates welded to the beam web. Fin Plates:

Ensure you are using P358 (Eurocode version). Older versions like P212 are based on the withdrawn BS 5950 standard.