" Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle " connection design locks

An HSS horizontal brace paddle plate shop bolts to a gusset plate at a beam-beam corner per " Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle " locks. Depending on the framing situation, the gusset may field bolt directly to either beam's flange, or it may field bolt with clip angles to either beam's web. The paddle to gusset connection " Weld length " controls the length of the NS and FS notches in the HSS brace. Locks for spacers are available only for double paddle plates.

(HSS horizontal brace, paddle plate shop bolted to gusset, to a beam-beam corner)
(horizontal brace " Section size " = HSS, pipe or tube)
(" Input connection type " = ' Hbrc plate ' or ' User defined ')
(" Pipe/tube end-fitting " = ' Paddle plate ' or " Double Paddle Plate ')
(" Gusset cut " = ' Clipped ' or ' Coped ')
" Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle "
(paddle plate for shop bolting the brace to the gusset plate)

The horizontal brace shop bolts to the gusset plate, and the gusset plate field bolts to each of the two beams. If the brace frames to beams' webs, " NS/FS Clip Conn1 & 2 " locks control the field bolting. " HB Conn1 & 2 " locks control field bolting for a brace to two beams' top flanges.

Related locks :
Gusset To Two Beams
HB Conn1 & 2 (to beam top flanges)
NS/FS Clip Conn1 & 2 (to beam webs)
Brace Conn To Gusset Hss Bolted

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Connection design locks :

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

    Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle
(HSS, pipe or tube horizontal brace to a beam-beam corner)

Paddle plate

Length:

Width:

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Refx:

Refy ( not depicted ):

Paddle to brace connection (shop welded)

Weld size ( not depicted ):

Weld length ( not depicted ):

Paddle to gusset 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 ( rsp ):

Edge distance along brace ( ed ):

Other edge distance along brace ( not depicted ):

Columns ( cols ):

Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace ( p ):

Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( csp ):

Horizontal edge distance ( hed ):

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Spacers ( for double paddle plates ):

Connection design locks for paddle plate spacers are shown in the " Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle " leaf only when the horizontal brace's " Pipe/tube end-fitting " is set to ' Double Paddle Plate '.

Length ( len ):

Width:

Plate thickness ( thck ):

Refx:

Weld size ( weld ):

Number of spacers ( num ):

Spacer spacing ( spacing ):

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