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Bottom Gusset 2 Point " connection design locks
| A shared bottom gusset for wide flange horizontal braces can, given appropriate proximity to a beam's bottom flange, shop weld to the beam's bottom flange. If the braces' bottom flanges are at a higher elevation than the bottom flange of the beam, the gusset plate attaches to the web of the beam. |
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 "
Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Bottom Gusset 2 Point
Weld size: The weld size used to shop weld the framing edge of the bottom gusset plate to the bottom flange of the beam. See the example .
Thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the bottom gusset plate.
Width: The distance (perpendicular to the beam's work line ) between the two longest edges of the bottom gusset plate (see example ).
The " Width " can also be defined as the length of either one of the two edges of the shared bottom gusset plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the beam.
Length: The length of the framing edge of the bottom gusset plate (the edge that welds to the beam's bottom flange -- see example ).
Plate length is measured parallel with the work line of the beam.
Refx: The distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the wide flange horizontal brace to the corner of the framing edge that is on the gusset half that you are editing (see example ).
Changing the " Refx " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
Refy: The distance (perpendicular to the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the wide flange horizontal brace to the framing edge of the bottom gusset plate (see example ).
A " Refy " of ' 0 ' aligns the framing edge of the bottom 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. Changing the " Refy " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
Z -reference ( not depicted ):
Fill plate thickness ( not depicted ): The distance between the two edges of the fill plate that are parallel to the work line of the wide flange horizontal brace. This distance is perpendicular to the work line of the brace (see example ).
Fill plate width: The distance between the two edges of the fill plate that are parallel to the work line of the wide flange horizontal brace. This distance is perpendicular to the work line of the brace (see example ).
Fill plate length: The distance between the two edges of the fill plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the wide flange horizontal brace. This distance is parallel with the work line of the brace (see example ).
Fill plate X-reference: The distance from the work point for this end of the wide flange horizontal brace to the nearest edge of the fill plate (see example ).
Increasing this distance slides the fill plate back toward the opposite end of the horizontal brace. The plate will remain at the same elevation (in the same plane if this is a sloping horizontal brace).
Fill plate Y-reference: The distance from the work line of the horizontal brace to the length edge of the fill plate (see example ).