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Gusset To Two Beams " connection design locks
| A gusset for an angle, double-angle, W tee or wide flange horizontal brace to a beam-column-beam corner is designed per " Gusset To Two Beams " locks. The brace shop bolts to the gusset plate. The gusset can, depending on the framing situation, field bolt directly to either beam's flange, or it can field bolt with clip angles to either beam's web.
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(" Gusset cut " = ' Coped ')  |
" Gusset To Two Beams "
(" Gusset cut " = ' Coped ')  |
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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 detail are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset To Two Beams
(L, WT, 2L or W horizontal brace to a beam-column-beam corner)
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): Below are some examples (in a plan view ) that can help you determine which edge the gusset plate is its width. Beam 1 field bolts to the width of the gusset plate using either a "
Width is parallel with beam 1.
Length ( plate length ): Below are some examples (in a plan view ) that can help you determine which edge of the gusset plate is its length. Beam 2 field bolts to the length of the gusset plate using either a "
Length is parallel with beam 2.
Refx: The distance parallel with the length edge of the gusset plate from the work point of the brace to the width edge of the gusset plate. Changing the " Refx " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
Refy: The distance parallel with the width edge of the gusset plate from the work point of the brace to the length edge of the gusset plate. Changing the " Refy " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
Beam connection clip cut width ( cut width ): This distance is measured parallel with the width of the gusset plate. The entry made here, together with the " Beam connection clip cut length ," set the dimensions of the cut at the work-point end of the gusset plate. The nature of this cut depends on whether the " Gusset cut " is a ' Cope ' or a ' Clip '. A ' Cope ' is shown in the example above. If the " Gusset cut " is a ' Clip ', then the distances entered here and to the " Beam Connection clip cut length " together set the angle of the cut. Entering the same distance for both settings results in a cut of 45 degrees. If the " Gusset cut " is a ' Cope ', then this is the distance from the framing edge of the gusset plate to the point where this cut meets the other cut that makes up the cope. This cut is parallel with the width of the gusset plate.
Beam connection clip cut length ( cut length ): This distance is measured parallel with the length of the gusset plate. The entry made here, together with the " Beam connection clip cut width ," set the dimensions of the cut at the work-point end of the gusset plate. The nature of this cut depends on whether the " Gusset cut " is a ' Cope ' or a ' Clip '. A ' Cope ' is shown in the example above. If the " Gusset cut " is a ' Clip ', then the distances entered here and to the " Cut width " together set the angle of the cut. Entering the same distance for both settings results in a cut of 45 degrees. If the " Gusset cut " is a ' Cope ', then this is the distance from the framing edge of the gusset plate to the point where this cut meets the other cut that makes up the cope. This cut is parallel with the length of the gusset plate.
Connection cut width ( ccut width ): The distance (parallel with the " Width " of the gusset plate) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the horizontal brace frames to (see example ). This distance is not the actual width of the connection edge, but the width of that edge as measured parallel with beam 1.
Connection cut length ( ccut len ): The distance (parallel with the " Length " of the gusset plate) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the horizontal brace frames to (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the connection edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the work line of beam 2.
Flat width: The distance between the two corners of the width edge that remains after the " Connection cut width " has been applied. The following formula applies: plate width - ccut width = flat width . In other words, " Width " - " Connection cut width " = " Flat width ."
Flat length ( flat_len ): The distance between the two corners of the length edge that remains after the " Connection cut length " has been applied. The following formula applies: plate length - ccut len = flat len . In other words, " Length " - " Connection cut length " = " Flat length ."
Connection edge width ( edge width ): The distance between the two corners of the width edge that remains after the " Beam connection clip cut width " has been applied. The following formula applies: plate width - cut width = edge width . In other words, " Width " - " Beam connection clip cut width " = " Connection edge width ." The connection edge of the gusset plate field bolts to the top flange of the beam if the gusset plate is to the top flange ("
Connection edge length ( edge length ): The distance between the two corners of the length edge that remains after the " Beam connection clip cut length " has been applied. The following formula applies: plate length - cut length = edge length . In other words, " Length " - " Beam connection clip cut length " = " Connection edge length ." The connection edge of the gusset plate field bolts to the top flange of the beam if the gusset plate is to the top flange ("