" Gusset One Member Square " connection design locks

A W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to its gusset plate, which can shop weld to the column (" Weld Conn2 ") or shop bolt with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 "). The gusset is designed per " Gusset One Member Square " locks and is square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '.

(WT or C vertical brace, field bolted to gusset, to a column) (vertical brace " Section size " = channel or W tee) (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 or an angle (documented on another page). Related locks : Brace Connection To Gusset (angle) Gusset One Member Square (angle) Gusset One Member (tee or channel) Weld Conn 2 (welds gusset to column) 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 column )

Gusset plate dimensions and location

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

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Obtuse side clip cut width ( obtuse cut width ):

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End distance ( end dist ):

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