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Gusset 2 Point Square " & " Brace Connection To Gusset " & " HB Conn2 "
| A 2-point gusset for wide flange or W tee or double-angle horizontal braces is designed per " Gusset 2 Point Square " locks when the brace's " Clip end operation " is set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '. The gusset can be ' Welded ' (" HB Conn2 "), or attached to the beam with a ' Clip angle ' (not shown) depending on the choice made to " Gusset to beam connection ." 3-point gusset plates cannot be bolted to a beam's web with a clip angle.
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" Brace Connection To Gusset "
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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 2 Point Square
( W tee or double-L or Wflg horizontal braces, 2- or 3-point, to a beam's web )
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): The distance (perpendicular to the beam's work line ) between the two longest edges of the gusset plate (see example ). The " Width " of the gusset plate can also be defined as the length of either one of the two edges of the shared gusset plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the beam.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which shop welds or bolts to the web of the supporting beam -- see example ). Plate length is measured parallel with the work line of the beam.
Refy: The distance (perpendicular to the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the horizontal brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate. For the example shown, in which the gusset shop welds to the beam web, the default " Refy " is half the web thickness. For a gusset that bolts with a NS and/or FS clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 "), this distance is half the web thickness plus the thickness of the leg of the angle. Changing the " Refy " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
| Note: The member number [num] of the left horizontal brace is shown in brackets [num] in the heading for this section. |
Refx ( refx left ): The distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the left horizontal brace to the left corner of the gusset plate's framing edge (the edge that shop welds or bolts to the beam's web -- see example ). Changing the " Refx " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
| Note: The member number [num] of the right horizontal brace is shown in brackets [num] in the heading for this section. |
Refx ( refx right ): The distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point of the right horizontal brace to the right corner of the gusset plate's framing edge (the edge that shop welds or bolts to the beam's web -- see example ). Changing the " Refx " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
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Brace Connection To Gusset
( W tee or double-L or Wflg horizontal braces, 2- or 3-point, to a beam's web )
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 through which field bolts will fasten the braces to the gusset plate.
Rows: The number of holes ( 0 to 63 ) in any one column of holes. 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 ): 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 brace ( s ): Row spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between any two adjacent holes in the same column of holes (see example ). Bolt row spacing on a horizontal brace gusset plate runs parallel with the work line of the brace.
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( ed ): 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 brace material. This distance is measured parallel with the work line of the horizontal brace.
Columns: The number of columns of holes in the half of the gusset that is being edited. 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 to the nearest column of holes. For two columns of holes, such as is shown in the example above, if you enter a value that is half the " Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ," the two hole columns will each be placed this same distance from the work line.
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( csp ): Column spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between any two adjacent columns of holes in the half of the gusset being edited (see example ). Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the horizontal brace. Holes within a column run parallel with the work line.
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HB Conn2
( W tee or double-L or Wflg horizontal braces, shared gusset, 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 both sides of the gusset plate's framing edge to the beam's web. In the example above, the gusset plate shop welds to the beam, but you can optionally shop bolt the gusset with a clip angle. Regardless of whether the gusset plate is shop bolted or shop welded to the beam, it is detailed with the beam and field bolted to the braces.