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Gusset One Member Perp " & " Brace Connection To Gusset " & " HB Conn2 "
| Connection design provides " Gusset One Member Perp " locks when an angle horizontal brace is perpendicular to a beam web. " Brace Connection To Gusset " locks are provided for setting the brace-to-gusset bolt pattern. A different set of " HB Conn2 " locks is provided when ' Welded ' (shown), as opposed to ' Bolted ' (not shown), is selected as the " Gusset to beam connection ."
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| " Gusset One Member Perp "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)  |
" Brace Connection To Gusset "
(If the gusset is ' Welded ' to beam, the brace field bolts to the gusset plate)  |
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| " HB Conn2 "
(" Gusset to beam connection " = ' Welded ')  |
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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 ). |
Gusset One Member Perp
( angle horizontal brace to a beam's web )
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): The distance from the framing edge of the gusset plate to the edge of the gusset plate that is opposite and parallel with the framing edge (see example ). Plate width is measured parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace and perpendicular to the work line of the beam.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (the edge that welds to the beam web in the example shown). Plate length is measured parallel with the work line of the beam.
Refx: A positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting beam) from the work point of the horizontal brace to the corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate (see example ). An " X-reference " of ' 0 ' aligns the corner of the gusset plate with the brace's work point. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate one direction parallel with the work line of the beam. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate in the opposite direction parallel with the work line of the beam. Changing the " X-reference " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
Refy ( not depicted ): A positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting beam) from the work point of the horizontal brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate. A " Y-reference " of ' 0 ' aligns the framing edge of the gusset plate with the work point. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate away from the work point toward the opposite end of the horizontal brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate in the direction that this end of the horizontal brace points toward. For the example shown, in which the gusset welds to the beam web, the default " Y-reference " is half the web thickness. For a gusset that fastens with a NS and/or FS clip angle ("
Flat width ( flat wd ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the beam) from either corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate to where the plate begins to taper (see example ). Cut depth is measured parallel with the width of the gusset plate.
Flat length: One half of the length of the edge of the gusset plate that is parallel to and opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate (see example ). " Cut length " is measured parallel with the work line of the beam. Since the gusset plate is symmetrical on either side of the brace work line, this distance is measured from the brace work line and is 1/2 the actual cut length.
Obtuse side clip cut width ( os cut width ): The distance (measured perpendicular to the work line of the beam) between the two corners of the clip cut that is on either side of the horizontal brace's work line (see example ). The gusset plate has no obtuse side or acute side since the brace frames perpendicular to beam. There is a clip cut on both sides of the gusset, and the entry made here applies to both of those clip cuts. The gusset plate is symmetrical around the work line of the brace,
Obtuse side clip cut length ( os cut length ): The distance (measured parallel with the work line of the beam) between the two corners of the clip cut that is on either side of the horizontal brace's work line (see example ). The gusset plate has no obtuse side or acute side since the brace frames perpendicular to beam. There is a clip cut on both sides of the gusset, and the entry made here applies to both of those clip cuts. The gusset plate is symmetrical around the work line of the brace.
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Brace Connection To Gusset
( angle horizontal brace perpendicular to a beam's web )
Bolt diameter ( not depicted ): The diameter of the bolts for the brace to the gusset plate. 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 sets the diameter of holes the bolts go into. The bolts are field bolts if the gusset welds to the web. They are shop bolts if the gusset bolts to the web with a NS and/or FS clip angle ("
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 to be used to bolt the horizontal brace and its gusset plate.
Rows: The number of holes in the column of holes with the greatest number of holes. Bolt rows on a horizontal brace gusset plate run parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace (see example ). For an angle horizontal brace with staggered holes, this is the number of rows of holes in the column of holes along the work line of the brace. For an angle brace with non-staggered holes, this is the number of rows in any single column of holes. Entering ' 0 ' removes the holes. For the example above, the number of " Rows " is ' 4 '.
Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace) from the work point to the center of the nearest hole (see example ).
Hole spacing along the brace ( rsp ): Row spacing. The distance between the centers of any two adjacent holes in the same column of holes (see example ). Row spacing runs parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace.
Edge distance along brace ( edge dist ): The distance from the edge of the brace material that is nearest the brace work point to the center of the first hole in that same material. This distance is measured parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace. See the example .
Columns: The number of columns of holes through the gusset plate. For the example above, the number of " Columns " is ' 2 '. These holes are for bolting the horizontal brace to the gusset. They run perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace. The bolts are field bolts if the gusset welds to the web. They are shop bolts if the gusset bolts to the web with a NS and/or FS clip angle ("
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( sp ): Column spacing. The distance (center to center) between any two adjacent columns of holes (see example ). Column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace.
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HB Conn 2
( angle horizontal brace, perpendicular, shop welded to a beam's web )
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You get " HB Conn2 " locks when ' Welded '' is selected for " Gusset to beam connection ." If ' Clip angle ' is selected, then leaf(s) named " NS Clip Conn2 " and/or " FS Clip Conn2 " become available instead of the " HB Conn2 " leaf.
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Weld size ( weld ): The weld size used to shop weld the framing edge of the gusset plate (both NS & FS) to the beam web. In the example above, the gusset plate shop welds to the beam, but you can optionally field bolt the gusset with a clip angle . If the gusset shop welds to the beam web, it will be detailed with the beam and field bolted to the brace. If the gusset bolts to the beam with a clip angle, it will be detailed with the brace and field bolted to the beam.