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Gusset Beam Column " & " Weld Conn2 " connection design locks
| The gusset plate for a wide flange vertical brace to a beam & column is designed per " Gusset Beam Column " locks and can shop weld to the beam per " Weld Conn2 " locks, or it can shop bolt to the beam with a clip angle per " NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks if the gusset field bolts to the column with a clip angle. The following illustration shows ' Standard ' as the " Connection arrangement ." The gusset field bolts to the column with a clip angle (shown) or shear plate or end plate .
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset Beam Column
(wide flange vertical brace to a beam & column)
Gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting beam) from the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the beam in the example shown) to the opposite edge of the gusset plate (which in the example is parallel to the framing edge).
Length ( plate length ): Assuming that the " Clip beam side cut length" is ' 0 ' (zero), this is the length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the supporting beam -- see example ). The gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the work line of the supporting beam.
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the beam-column corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate. For a gusset plate to a non-sloping beam, this distance is perfectly horizontal. A " Refx " of ' 0 ' aligns the beam-column corner of the gusset plate vertically with the work point. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate parallel with the beam's work line toward the opposite end of the vertical brace, away from the column. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the corner of the gusset plate parallel with the beam's work line into the column. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate, but does not move the holes on the plate. In an example like that shown above, where the vertical brace's work point is on the column's work line and the brace frames to the column's flange, the " Refx " would equal half the depth of the column plus the clearance between the plate and the flange of the column.
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the beam's bottom flange in the example shown)..For a gusset plate to a non-sloping beam, this distance is perfectly vertical. A " Refy " of ' 0 ' aligns the framing edge of the gusset plate with the work point, parallel to the beam's work line. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the beam's work line, away from beam. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the beam's work line, toward the beam. Changing the " Refy " moves the plate, but does not move the holes on the plate.
Connection cut width ( cut width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting beam) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the wide flange vertical brace connects to with web plates and flange angles (see example ). This distance is not the actual width of the connection edge, but the width of that edge as measured parallel with the depth of the beam.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting beam) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the vertical brace connects to with web plates and flange angles (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the connection edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the beam.
Clip column side cut width ( column side cut width ): A distance that is measured parallel with depth of the beam. This sets the depth of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above. An entry of ' 0 ' makes the affected edge parallel with the framing edge of the gusset plate and parallel with the beam.
Clip column side cut length ( column side cut length ): A distance that is measured parallel with the work line of the beam. This sets the length of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above.
Clip beam side cut width ( beam side cut width ): A distance that is measured parallel with the depth of the beam. This sets the length of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that is between the top corner of the gusset's connection cut and the inside corner of the gusset plate's framing edge. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above.
Clip beam side cut length ( beam side cut length ): A distance that is measured parallel with the work line of the beam. This sets the depth of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that is between the top corner of the gusset's connection cut and the inside corner of the gusset plate's framing edge. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above. An entry of ' 0 ' makes the affected edge parallel with the depth of the beam.
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Weld Conn2
(wide flange brace, standard connection, to a beam & column)
Shop weld, gusset plate to the supporting beam
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting beam. See the example . The gusset can optionally bolt to the beam with a clip angle ("
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("