" Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate " connection design locks

NS and FS web plates for connecting a wide flange vertical brace to a gusset are designed per " Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate " locks when ' Standard ' is the " Connection arrangement ." The following illustrations show a vertical-brace-to-beam-&-column framing situation. Instead of web plates (shown), the web connection can be channels .

(W vertical brace, web plates field bolted to gusset, to a beam & column) (vertical brace " Section size " = wide flange, S shape or welded plate wide flange) (" Input connection type " = ' Vbrc plate ' or ' User defined ') (" Web orientation " = ' Vertical ') (" Connection arrangement " = ' Standard ') (" Web connection type " = ' Web plates ' or ' Channel ')
" Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate " (NS & FS web plates and web fill plates )	" Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Web Plate " ( web plate to gusset connection , field bolted)
The examples shown here feature web plates with flange angles. Be aware that the connection may be designed without flange angles and that a channel web connection may be used instead of the web plates. Related locks : Gusset Beam Column   Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle   Weld Conn2   NS/FS Clip Conn2   NS/FS Clip Conn1   Shear Tab   End Plate	( web plate to brace connection , shop bolted)

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Connection design locks :

Locks not on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ).

  Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle

Web plate (or channels ) (settings for both NS and FS)

Length ( plate length ):

Width ( plate width ):

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Refx ( plate refx ):

Refy ( plate refy ):

Web plate to gusset connection (field bolted)

Bolt diameter ( not depicted ):

Hole type ( not depicted ):

Rows:

Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ):

Hole spacing along brace ( S ):

Edge distance along brace ( ed ):

Other edge distance along brace ( other ed ):

Columns:

Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( column spacing ):

Horizontal edge distance ( hed ):

Web plate to brace connection (shop bolted)

Bolt diameter ( not depicted ):

Hole type ( not depicted ):

Rows:

Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ):

Hole spacing along brace ( s ):

Edge distance along brace ( ed ):

Other edge distance along brace ( oed ):

Columns:

Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace:

Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( column spacing ):

Horizontal edge distance ( hed ):

Web fill plate (settings for both NS and FS fill plates)

Location ( not depicted ):

Length ( fill length ):

Width ( fill width ): T

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Refx ( fill refx ):

Refy ( fill refy ):

For channel web connections (settings for both NS and FS channels):

Section size ( not depicted ):

An example of a channel web connection for a wide flange vertical brace to beam & column.

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