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Brace Reinforcement " connection design locks
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- " Plate length " is measured parallel with the supported vertical brace's work line.
- " Weld length " is probably not what you think it is.
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Connection Guide: Click here .
User Defined Connections: Settings that are locked (
) in a user defined connection file will automatically be locked on a member edit window for which that file is the " Input connection type ." You can, if you so choose, manually lock additional settings on the member edit window, and your changes will be retained, through multiple processes, so long as you do not change to a different connection then switch back to the original user defined connection.
Vertical Brace Edit: To change a setting, first set it to locked (
) may be updated, and the "
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Brace Reinforcement
Refx of reinforcement ( refx ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) from the brace's work point to the nearest width edge of the reinforcement plate. In other words, the is the distance that the brace material is set back from its work point. The " Refx ..." distance applies to both the NS and FS reinforcement plates. See the example .
Refy of reinforcement ( refy ): The positive or negative distance from the brace work line to the top of the plate. This applies to both the NS and FS reinforcement plates.
' 0 ' aligns the top of the plate with the work line of the brace.
' A positive distance ' moves the plate above the brace's work line as shown in the example .
' A negative distance ' moves the plate below the brace's work line.
Plate length ( length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) from the reinforcement plate's width edge that is nearest the work point to the reinforcement plate's width edge that is farthest from the work point. This is the length of both the NS and FS reinforcement plates. See the example .
Plate width ( width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the reinforcement plate's top length edge to the reinforcement plate's bottom length edge. This is the width of both the NS and FS reinforcement plates. See the example .
Plate thickness ( thickness ): The " Material thickness " of the reinforcement plate. This sets the thickness for both the NS and FS reinforcement plates.
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the reinforcement plate to the HSS brace. Adjusting this value may result in the " Weld length " and " Plate length " being recalculated.
Weld length ( not depicted ): This is not the full weld length of any weld. For a weld that runs along a length edge of the reinforcement plate, this is the length of that weld to the edge of the gusset plate. The length of that weld past the gusset plate is not included in this " Weld length ." Adjusting this value and keeping the " Plate length " unlocked ( ) will cause the " Plate length " to be recalculated. Adjusting this value may also cause the " Weld size " to be recalculated. See AISC Design Guide 29, Chapter 6, Figure 6-1 .
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len = " Weld length " |