Yield-Link® Moment Connection Benefits

Designer Benefits

Code listed under AISC 358-16, Chapter 12, ICC-ES ESR-2802 with City of LA supplement
Design tools are available for integrating the Yield-Link® moment connection into your building analysis/design software
Can be designed without beam bracing to reduce cost and architectural intrusion
Yield-Link moment connection plugin available for SAP2000/ETABS structural software
Yield-Link families available for Autodesk Revit
Frame elevation and connection details can be generated from the Yield-Link plugins or Excel Design Tool
Typical Installation sheet and Master Specification available
Yield-Link moment connection available within SP3 Seismic Performance Prediction Program
Frame design and detailing within your own control
Yield-Links are manufactured in the USA in an AISC-certified facility¹

No field welding required
Small protected zone in steel moment frame connection allows for greater flexibility for attachment to the frame
No additional licensing fee
No CJP inspection coordination or slowdown of work to wait for inspections
Can be designed without beam bracing to reduce cost and architectural intrusion

All shop welds are allowed as fillet welds; no site welding required for the Yield-Link moment connection, unless otherwise noted by designer
Moment connection plate-to-column flange welds at connections can be fillet welds instead of typical CJP welds for seismic applications
No CJP inspection coordination or slowdown of work to wait for inspection
Yield-Link kits ship complete with the buckling restraint plate and spacer plates
Small restricted area around connection
Software plugins and detailing sheets are available to simplify beam-to-column moment connection detailing
No additional licensing fee

No field welding required for fast onsite erection, reducing installation time
Can be designed without beam bracing to reduce cost and architectural intrusion
All field bolting is approved as snug-tight, with the exception of the Yield-Link-to-beam flanges and sloped-beam application
No onsite welding inspection cost or slowdown of work

Yield-Link structural fuse replaceable after major event
Quicker than comparable solutions to repair and get occupants back into retrofitted damaged structures after a major event to reduce loss of rent/lease income
Yield-Link moment frame solution can maintain large openings otherwise taken up by a braced frame or a structural wall solution
Quick installation to accelerate construction schedules
Less shop welding and field welding inspection costs
No field welding means no costly third-party inspections or ultrasound testing required
No additional licensing fee

Simpson Strong‑Tie Riverside, CA location is an AISC-certified facility. AISC-Certification Programs set the quality standard for the structural steel industry and are the most recognized national quality certification program for the industry. The program(s) focus on the entire process of fabrication and erection, and the goal is to build quality structures from the start by focusing on error prevention rather than error correction.