b'ENGINEERS CORNERCISC Engineers CornerCISC provides this column as part of its commitment to the education of those interested in the use of steel in construction. Neither the CISC nor the author assumes responsibility for errors or oversights resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Suggested solutions may not necessarily apply to a particular structure or application and are not intended to LOGAN CALLELE, P.Eng.replace the expertise of a licensed professional engineer or architect. For questions Manager, EngineeringCISC-ICCA or comments on this article or any of the technical information provided by CISC, please contact engineering@cisc-icca.ca.A New Lookconsultingexperience,weempathizedwiththe CISChasahistoryofprovidinganswerstoyourcomplexityofdesigningthissimpleconnection technicalquestionsaboutstructuralsteel.Over(pun intended). Thus, to start our new design guide thepast40-plusyears,wevepublishedanswersminiatures, we will be looking at steel-to-concrete in this magazine, as well as thousands of answersconnections. Now when you think about it, this is viacorrespondencewithindividualsinthesteelactually quite a broad topic that includes column industry.Wewillbecontinuingthattraditioninbaseplateanchoragebothcast-in-placeand theEngineersCornerofAdvantageSteelbutpost-installedas well as beam to embedded plate with a new lookinstead of providing a question- connections, and in both cases, with and without and-answer format, well aim to provide miniaturebracing.Weanticipateaddressingallofthese design guides on select topics.topics in the next three editions of Advantage Steel, and in particular take a deep dive into the coming Id Rather Design a Concrete Beam. changes to anchor rod design in Canadian standard During a recent meeting of the CISC Building andS16 (2024). But for now, well tackle the common StructuresCommittee,oneconsultingengineercase of steel to embedded plate connections.related that hed rather design a concrete beam than have to do all of the design checks associatedOur First Miniature: Steel Beam to Embedded with a steel-to-concrete connection. As you mightPlate Connectionsimagine, our engineering team took notice of this,Common steel beam to embedded plate connections and as most of our current team members haveare shown inFigures1and2, and as can be seen, FIGURE 1: Simple beam connection (steel beam to embedded plate)slotted angle.Questions on various aspects of design and construction of steel buildings and bridges are welcome. They may be submitted via email to info@cisc-icca.ca. CISC receives and attends to a large volume of inquiries; only a selected few are published in this column.8|WINTER 2023/2024 ADVANTAGE STEEL'