The images below show forces occurring in steel connections, as well as directions of force operation for all connection types available within Robot.
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 CONNECTION TYPE  | 
 DIRECTIONS OF FORCE OPERATION WITHIN CONNECTION  | 
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 beam-beam, frame knee, column-beam, column-beam (two-sided) 
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 angle connection  | 
 
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 gusset plate: single bar  | 
 
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 gusset plate: internal node  | 
 
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 gusset plate: truss chord node  | 
 
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 fixed column base  | 
 
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 pinned column base  | 
 
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 pipe connection  | 
 
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 beam splice  
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 column splice  
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 end plate splice connection  
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