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Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted " connection design locks
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An HSS horizontal brace can be fitted with a built-up welded tee that field bolts to a 2- or 3-point shared gusset per " |
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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 "
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawings are marked ( not depicted ). |
Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted
(HSS, pipe or tube horizontal braces field bolted to a shared gusset plate, 2- or 3-point)
Stem plate
Thickness ( stem thickness ): The " Material thickness " of the stem plate. For a perfectly horizontal horizontal brace, increasing the " Thickness " moves the bottom surface down, while the top surface remains at the same elevation. See example .
Width ( stm wdth ): The distance between the two corners of the forward edge of the stem plate. Since the stem plate is rectangular, this is also the length of the edge of stem plate that shop welds to the cap plate. The width of the plate is perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace. See example .
Length ( stem ln ): The length of either of the two edges of the stem plate that are parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace. See example .
The " Minus dimension " ( refx ) under "
Refy ( not depicted ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace) from the work line of the horizontal brace to the length edge of the stem plate. The length edge is parallel with the work line. Changing the " Refy " slides the stem plate sideways (perpendicular to the work line) -- it does not move the holes in the plate since hole placement is set on the shared gusset plate.
Stem plate to cap plate connection (shop welded)
Weld size ( stem weld ): The weld size for shop welding the back edge (top and bottom) of the stem plate to the cap plate. This is labeled "stem weld" in the example .
Stem plate to shared gusset 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 bolts " list. The bolt diameter entered here, together with the " Hole type " entered below, set the diameter of the holes the field 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 . This sets the type of hole for field bolting the brace to the shared gusset plate.
Rows: The number of holes ( 0 to 63 ) in each column of holes on the half of the shared gusset plate being edited. Bolt row spacing on a horizontal brace gusset plate runs parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace (see example ). Entering ' 0 ' removes the holes. For either brace shown in the example above, the number of " Rows " is ' 3 '.
Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ): Row spacing. The distance (parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace) from the work point to the center of the nearest row of holes (see example ).
Hole spacing along brace ( rsp ): The distance (center to center) between any two adjacent holes in the same column of holes (see example ).
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( ed ): The distance from the forward edge of the welded-tee stem plate to the nearest hole in the stem plate (see example ). The forward edge is the stem plate edge that is closest to the work point of the HSS horizontal brace. Holes in the stem plate are for field bolting the stem plate to the shared gusset plate.
Other edge distance along brace ( not depicted ): The distance from the edge of the shared gusset plate to the nearest hole for field bolting the stem plate to the gusset plate.
Columns: The number of columns of holes in the half of the gusset that is being edited (see example ). Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace. For both horizontal braces in the example above, the number of " Columns " is ' 2 '.
Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace ( p ): The distance from the work line of the horizontal brace perpendicular to the nearest column of holes in the stem plate. In the example above, this distance would be half the " Hole spacing perpendicular to brace " since the work line of the brace is centered between the two columns of holes.
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( csp ): Column spacing. The distance (center to center) between any two adjacent columns of holes in the half of the shared gusset plate being edited (see example ). Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace.
Horizontal edge distance ( h ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace) from the length edge of the stem plate to the nearest column of holes for field bolting the stem plate to the shared gusset plate. See the example .
Cap plate
Length ( cap length ): On a horizontal brace that is perfectly horizontal, this is the length of either of the vertical edges of the cap plate. See example .
Width ( cap width ): For a horizontal brace that is perfectly horizontal, this is the width of either of the horizontal edges of the cap plate. See example .
Plate thickness ( cap thickness ): The " Material thickness " of the cap plate. Increasing the cap plate " Thickness " moves the back face of the cap plate toward the opposite end of the horizontal brace, while the forward face of the cap plate remains the same distance from the work point. See example .
Refy ( not depicted ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace) from the work line of the horizontal brace to the top edge of the cap plate. For a horizontal brace that is perfectly horizontal, this distance is vertical. Changing the " Refy " slides the cap plate up or down.
Refx ( not depicted ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace) from the work line of the horizontal brace to the length edge of the cap plate. For a horizontal brace that is horizontal, this distance is horizontal. Changing the " Refx " slides the cap plate sideways.
Cap plate to brace connection (shop welded)
Weld ( cap weld ): The weld size for shop welding the HSS, pipe or tube horizontal brace to the cap plate. This is labeled "cap weld" in the example .