" Gusset Column Cap " & " Weld Conn2 " & " Weld Conn1 " connection design locks

A gusset for a column & base plate (shown) or column & cap plate (not shown) is designed per " Gusset Column Cap " locks. The gusset plate shop welds to the column and its column plate per " Weld Conn2 " and " Weld Conn1 " locks. The stem-vertical W tee vertical brace may be stem ' Down ' (shown) or stem ' Up ' (not shown).

(stem-vertical WT vertical brace, web plates field bolted to gusset, to a column & base/cap plate)
(vertical brace " Section size " = W tee)
(" Stem orientation " = ' Vertical ')  (" Stem direction " = ' Down ' or ' Up ')
(" Input connection type " = ' Vbrc plate ' or ' User defined ')

" Gusset Column Cap "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)


" Gusset Column Cap "
(cuts to the gusset plate)



" Weld Conn2 " and " Weld Conn1 "
( weld for the gusset plate to the supporting column
and column plate
)


. The gusset plate shop welds to the supporting column as specified by the " Weld Conn2 " locks. The " Weld Conn1 " control the shop weld to the base/cap plate. Note that the gusset plate " Length " runs parallel with the supporting member (the column) and that its " Width " runs parallel with the column's depth.

Related locks :
Brace Connection To Gusset Wtee
Brace Connection To Gusset
Cap Plate (if auto base/cap plate)

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Connection design locks :

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

  Gusset Column Cap
( stem-vertical W tee vertical brace )

Gusset plate dimensions and location

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Width ( plate width ):

Length ( plate length ):

Refx:

Refy:

Connection cut width ( cut width ):

Connection cut length ( cut length ):

Clip column side cut width ( cs cut width ):

Clip column side cut length ( cs cut length ):

Clip beam side cut width ( bs cut width ):

Clip beam side cut length ( bs cut length):

Slope clip cut width ( slope cut width ):

Slope clip cut length ( sl cut length ):

Corner clip ( clip ):

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  Weld Conn 2
( stem-vertical W tee, to a column & base/cap plate )

Shop weld, gusset to the supporting column

Weld size ( weld2 ):

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  Weld Conn1
( stem-vertical tee, to a column & user base or cap plate )

Shop weld, gusset to the column plate

Weld size ( weld1 ):

For an auto base/cap plate: When the " Input connection type " for the column is ' Auto base/cap plate ', the " Weld size " connection design lock found on the Vertical Brace Review window under " Cap Plate " sets the weld size for the gusset to auto base/cap plate.

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