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 In steel structure engineering , the column base connection serves as the pivotal interface linking the superstructure to the concrete foundation below. It must safely and reliably transmit various loads from the upper structure: vertical pressure , uplift forces , bending moments , and horizontal shear forces . When horizontal shear forces become substantial, the friction alone between the column base plate and the concrete foundation surface proves insufficient to resist them. At this juncture, a critical small component becomes indispensable—the shear key . Shear keys, as the name suggests, are structural steel connection components specifically designed to resist and transmit horizontal shear forces. Essentially, they are short steel members. Installation location: Typically welded or anchored to the base plate of a steel column (or other load-bearing components such as equipment supports ), with its lower end embedded in the concrete foundation or concrete structure cast ...

Common connection methods for steel structures : 1. A steel structure is made up of a number of elements combined. The role of the connection is to combine the plates or sections into members in a certain way, or to combine several members into a whole structure in order to ensure that it works together. Therefore, the connection method and its quality directly affect the working performance of the steel structure. 2. At present, the steel structure is commonly connected by welding, bolting or riveting. The earliest common bolt connection was used from about the middle of the 18th century, and the rivet connection was introduced in the 1920s, while the weld connection appeared in the second half of the 19th century. Since the middle of the century, high-strength bolted connections have been developed.