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Gusset 2 Point Square " & " Brace Connection To Gusset " & " Weld Conn2 "
| An angle, W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to a 2- or 3-point shared gusset plate per choices made to " Brace Connection To Gusset ." The corners of the gusset plate (" Gusset 2 Point Square ") are square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or possibly ' Automatic '. The shared gusset shop attaches to the beam per choices made to " Weld Conn2 " or, when applicable, " NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks.
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| " Gusset 2 Point Square "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)  |
" Brace Connection To Gusset "
(hole pattern for field bolting the brace to the gusset)  |
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| " Weld Conn2 "
(" Gusset to supporting member " = ' Welded ')  |
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Connection Guide: Click here or here .
User Defined Connections: Settings that are locked (
) in the user defined connection file will automatically be locked on the member edit window. 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 ). |
Gusset 2 Point Square
(angle vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, to a beam)
(" Clip end operation " = ' No ' or possibly ' Automatic ')
Gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width: The distance (perpendicular to the beam's work line ) between the two longest edges of the gusset plate (see example ). For a non-sloping beam, this distance is vertical. The gusset plate " Width " can also be defined as the length of either of the two edges of the shared gusset plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the beam.
Length: The length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the bottom flange of the supporting beam in the example shown). For a shared gusset plate that fastens to a non-sloping beam, this is the horizontal distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) between the two vertical edges of the gusset plate. For a shared gusset that fastens to a sloping beam, this distance is measured parallel with the slope of the beam.
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point 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 shared gusset plate that fastens to a non-sloping beam, this distance is vertical. Changing the " Refy " moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the work line of the beam, but does not move the holes on the plate.
Left Brace [ member number ]
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the left vertical brace to the corner of the gusset plate's framing edge that is closest to the left end of the beam. For a shared gusset plate that fastens to a non-sloping beam, this distance will be perfectly horizontal. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate parallel with the work line of the beam, but does not move the holes on the plate. To move the holes, change the " Distance to 1st hole along brace ."
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the right vertical brace to the corner of the gusset plate's framing edge that is closest to the right end of the beam. This works similar to the way that " Refx " works for the left vertical brace.
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Brace Connection To Gusset
(L or WT or C vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, to a beam)
Brace to gusset plate connection ( field bolted )
Bolt diameter ( not depicted ): You can either type in any diameter (inches or mm), or you can select a bolt diameter from the combo box (
). The diameters that are listed in the combo box come from Home > Project Settings > Job > Bolt Settings > the " Available bolt diameters " list. The bolt diameter entered here, together with the " Hole type " entered below, set the diameter of holes the bolts go into.
Hole type ( not depicted ): Standard round or Short slot or Oversized or Long slot or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . The hole type selected here, together with the " Bolt diameter " entered above, set the diameter of holes for field bolting the supported brace to the half of the gusset plate you are editing.
Rows: The number of holes in the column of holes with the greatest number of holes. For an angle vertical brace, this is the number of rows of holes in the column of holes along the work line of the brace. For vertical braces of other types of material, this is the number of rows in any one column of holes. Entering ' 0 ' removes the holes. For the angle brace shown in the example above, the number of " Rows " is ' 4 '.
Distance to 1st hole along brace: The distance (parallel with the work line of the brace) from the work point to the center of the nearest row of holes. For the example above (an angle brace with staggered bolts), the nearest row of holes is the nearest hole on the work line.
Hole spacing along brace ( row spacing ): The distance (center to center) between of any two adjacent holes in the same column of holes (see example ). Bolt row spacing on a vertical brace gusset plate runs parallel with the work line of the vertical brace.
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( edge dist ): The distance from the forward edge of the brace to the nearest hole for field bolting that brace to the gusset plate (see example ). The forward edge of the brace is the edge that is closest to the work point of the brace.
Columns: The number of columns of holes in the half of the gusset that is being edited. These holes will be used for field bolting the vertical brace to its half of the shared gusset. In the example above, the number of " Columns " is ' 2 '.
Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace ( not depicted ): The distance from the work line of the vertical brace perpendicular to the nearest column of holes. In the example above, this distance would be ' 0 ' (zero) since the nearest column of holes is centered over the work line of the brace. .
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( column spacing ): The distance (center to center) between any two adjacent columns of holes in the half of the gusset being edited (see example ). If you want only a single column of holes, enter ' 0 ' as the " Column spacing ." Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace.
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Weld Conn2
(angle, channel or WT vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, to a beam)
Shop weld, 2- or 3-point point gusset plate to the supporting beam
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting beam (see example ). Gussets for 2-point bracing can optionally be shop-bolted to the beam with a clip angle ("
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("