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HB Conn1 " & " HB Conn2 " connection design locks
| Gusset-to-beam-top-flange connections field bolt the gusset plate at a beam-column-beam corner. " HB Conn1 " field bolts the width of the gusset plate to the flange. " HB Conn2 " field bolts the length of the gusset plate to the flange.
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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.
Horizontal Brace Edit: To change a setting, first set it to locked (
) may be updated, and the "
Length & width of the gusset plate:
Width = "
Length = "
user defined | horizontal brace edit | top
Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
HB Conn 1 / HB Conn 2
(horizontal brace to a beam-column-beam corner, bolts to the beams' flanges)
Bolts
Bolt rows ( rows ): 0 or a whole number from 2 to 63 . Enter ' 0 ' if you plan to field weld the gusset plate to the beam flange. If you plan to bolt the gusset, enter the number of rows of field bolts for bolting the gusset plate to the beam flange. In the example above, this number is ' 2 '. Row spacing runs parallel with the work line of the supporting beam and the length of the angle. "
Distance to row ( to row ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting beam) from the work point of the horizontal brace to the center of the nearest row of holes in the gusset plate for bolting to that same supporting beam (see example ). For "
Row spacing ( sp ): The distance (center to center) between adjacent bolt holes in the same column of holes. This distance is parallel with the work line of the supporting beam being bolted to (see example ). Row spacing for "
Distance to column ( to column ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting beam) from the work point of the horizontal brace to the center of the nearest gusset plate hole for bolting to the flange of that same supporting beam (see example ). For "
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 bolts " list. The bolt diameter entered here also determines the diameter of holes the bolts go into. The holes will be standard round.