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Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle " connection design locks
| Flange angles can be designed per " Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle " locks for field bolting a wide flange vertical brace to a shared gusset plate attached to a column when ' Standard ' is the " Connection arrangement ." Only the near-side flange angles are shown in the example below. The flange angles shop bolt to the brace.
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User Defined Connections: Settings that are locked (
) in the user defined connection file will automatically be locked on the member edit window. 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.
Vertical Brace Edit: To change a setting, first set it to locked (
) may be updated, and the "
user defined | vertical brace edit | top
Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Flange Angle
( wide flange vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, standard connection, to a column )
Flange angle dimensions and location
Section size ( not depicted ): The section size of the four flange angles used to field bolt the wide-flange or S-shape or welded-plate-wide-flange vertical brace to the gusset plate. For example, L4x3x5/16. The angle you enter here must exist in the local shape file, or validation will not accept your entry. To enter an angle section size, you can type in the section size that you want, or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button (
) and double-click a section size from the list of available angles in the local shape file .
Long leg to ( not depicted ): Supporting or Supported . ' Supporting ' field bolts the long leg of the angle to the gusset plate. ' Supported ' shop bolts the long leg of the angle to the flange of the wide-flange vertical brace.
Length ( angle length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) between the edge of the angle that is closest to the work point for this end of the vertical brace and the edge of the angle that is closest to the work point for the opposite end of the vertical brace (see example ). This distance is the length that you want the selected " Section size " to be cut to. Assuming this field is unlocked, changing the number of " Rows " will cause the " Length " of the angle to be automatically recalculated.
Refx ( angle refx ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the nearest edge of any one of the flange angles (see example ). All four of the flange angles are positioned this distance from the brace work point.
Refy ( angle rfy ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the heel of any one of the flange angles (see example ). This distance applies to all four of the flange angles.
Gage leg ( not depicted ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the heel of any one of the angles to the center of the column of holes for shop bolting that angle to the flange of the vertical brace. This gage applies to all four of the flange angles.
Gage osl ( ga ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the heel of any one of the angles to the center of the column of holes for bolting that angle to the gusset plate -- see example ). This gage will be applied to the outstanding legs of all four of the flange angles.
Angle to 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 holes through the leg of the angle that field bolts to the gusset plate.
Hole type ( not depicted ): Standard round or Short slot or Oversized or Long slot or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . The hole type selected here, together with the " Bolt diameter " entered above, set the diameter of holes through the leg of the angle that field bolts to the gusset plate.
Rows: The number holes for field bolting a flange angle to the gusset plate. For the example shown, this number is ' 2 '. If " Angle length " is unlocked (
Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st row ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the center of the nearest hole for field bolting the flange angle to the gusset plate (see example ).
Hole spacing along brace ( sp ): Row spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between adjacent holes used for field bolting a flange angle to the gusset plate (see example ).
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( edge dist ): The distance from the edge of the flange angle that is nearest the column to the nearest hole in the outstanding angle leg, which field bolts to the gusset plate (see example ).
Other edge distance along brace ( other ed ): The distance from the edge of the gusset plate to the nearest hole for bolting the angle to the gusset plate (see example ).
Angle to brace connection ( shop 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 (
Hole type ( not depicted ): Standard round or Short slot or Oversized or Long slot or User slot #1 or User slot #2 . The hole type selected here, together with the " Bolt diameter " entered above, determine the diameter of holes through the leg of the angle that shop bolts to the flange of the wide-flange vertical brace.
Rows: The number of holes for shop bolting an angle to the flange of the wide-flange vertical brace. For the example shown, this number is ' 2 '.
Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the center of the nearest hole on the flange of the wide-flange or S-shape or welded-plate-wide-flange vertical brace (see example ).
Hole spacing along brace ( rsp ): Row spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between adjacent holes used for shop bolting an angle to a flange of the wide-flange or S-shape or welded-plate-wide-flange vertical brace (see example ).
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( ed ): This applies to the angle leg that shop bolts to the flange of the vertical brace. It is the distance from the edge of that leg to the nearest hole on that leg (see example ).
Other edge distance along brace ( oed ): The distance from the edge of the wide-flange brace's flange to the nearest hole for shop bolting the angle to that flange (see example ).