" Gusset One Member " & " Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Plate " & " Weld Conn2 "
NS and FS gusset plates field bolt to the left and right flanges of a web-horizontal wide flange vertical brace and are designed per " Gusset One Member " and " Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Plate " locks when ' Flange gussets ' is the " Connection arrangement ." The near-side flange gusset is shown in this example. The two gusset plates shop attach to the beam per choices made to " Weld Conn2 " or, when applicable, " NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks. |
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" Gusset One Member "
(gusset plate dimensions and location) |
" Gusset One Member "
(acute side and obtuse side cuts) |
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" Weld Conn2 "
(" Gusset to supporting member " = ' Welded ') |
" Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Plate "
(holes for field bolting the brace) |
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Connection design locks :
Locks not on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset One Member
( web-horizontal wide flange vertical brace, flange gussets, to a beam )
Gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ):
Connection cut width ( cut width ):
Connection cut length ( cut length ):
Acute side clip cut width ( acute side cut width ):
Acute side clip cut length ( acute side cut length ):
Obtuse side clip cut width ( obtuse cut width ):
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Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Plate
( web-horizontal wide flange vertical brace, flange gussets, to a beam )
Hole pattern for field bolting the wide flange brace flanges to the flange gusset plates
Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ):
Hole spacing along brace ( row spacing ):
Edge distance along brace ( edge dist ):
Other edge distance along brace ( other edge dist ):
Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace ( perp ):
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( column spacing ): brace.
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Weld Conn2
( web-horizontal wide flange vertical brace, flange gussets, to a beam )
Shop weld, gusset plate to the supporting beam
Weld size ( weld ):
" Weld Conn2 " locks are available when ' Welded ' is for " Gusset to supporting member " under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Review window.
" NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks are available when ' Clip angle ' is selected for " Gusset to supporting member ."
A special case : If the supporting beam has a narrow flange and ' Welded ' is selected for " Gusset to supporting member ," the flange gussets may shop weld to the supporting beam's flange with clip angles.