" Gusset Column Cap Square " connection design locks

A stem-vertical W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to a gusset plate that shop attaches to a column & base plate (shown) or a column & cap plate (not shown). The gusset plate is designed per " Gusset Column Cap Square " locks and its corner is square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '. " Cap Plate " locks become available when the column has an auto base/cap plate.

(WT or C vertical brace, field bolted to gusset, to a column & base/cap plate)
(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 Column Cap Square "
(gusset dimensions and location)


Related locks :
Cap Plate
(special case)
Gusset Column Cap (angle, tee, channel)
Gusset Column Cap Square (angle)
Brace Connection To Gusset (angle)
Weld Conn1 (gusset to column plate)
Weld Conn2 (gusset to column)

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Connection design locks :

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

  Gusset Column Cap Square
( W tee or channel vertical brace to a column & base/cap plate )

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Width ( plate width ):

Length ( plate length ):

Refx :

Refy:

Beam side clip cut width ( cut width ):

Beam side clip cut length ( cut length):

Flat length:

Flat width:

Corner clip ( not depicted ):

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