" Gusset One Member Square " connection design locks

A W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to its gusset plate. The gusset plate is designed per " Gusset One Member Square " locks and is square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '. The gusset's " Plate length " runs parallel with the workline of the beam.

(WT or C vertical brace, field bolted to gusset, to a beam) (vertical brace " Section size " = W tee or channel) (for a W tee, " Stem orientation " = ' Horizontal ') (" Input connection type " = ' Vbrc Plate ' or ' User defined ') " Clip end operation " = ' No ' or possibly ' Automatic '

" Gusset One Member Square " (gusset plate dimensions and location)

The vertical brace in these drawings frames across a gusset plate corner that is square. For this reason, the locks are in a leaf named " Gusset One Member Square ." You can get such locks when the vertical brace is a W tee (stem horizontal) or a channel on angle (documented on a different page), Related locks : Gusset One Member Square (angle) Brace Connection To Gusset (angle) Gusset One Member (angle, tee, channel) Weld Conn2 (welds gusset to beam) NS/FS Clip Conn2 (alternative to " Weld Conn2 ")

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Connection design locks :

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

  Gusset One Member Square
(W tee or channel vertical brace to a beam)

Gusset plate dimensions and location

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Width ( plate width ):

Length ( plate length ):

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Obtuse side clip cut width ( obtuse cut width ):

Obtuse side clip cut length ( obtuse cut length ):

Flat width:

Flat length:

End distance ( end dist ):

Length acute side ( acute side ):

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