shear plate
Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments
A plate fastened to the web of a plate girder to increase its resistance to shearing stresses. 2. A timber connector consisting of a round plate of malleable iron inserted into a corresponding groove, flush with the face of a timber, and held in place by a single bolt. Shear plates are used in back-to-back pairs to develop shear resistance in demountable wood-to-wood connections, or singly in a wood-to-metal connection. (Ching, 1995)