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Gusset Beam Column Square " connection design locks
| A W tee or channel vertical brace to a beam & column field bolts directly to its gusset plate per " Gusset Beam Column Square " locks. The gusset plate is square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '. The gusset can shop weld to the beam (" Weld Conn2 "), or it can shop bolt with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 ") if the beam has a clip angle. The gusset field bolts to the column with a clip angle or shear plate or end plate .
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset Beam Column Square
(W tee or channel vertical brace to a beam & column)
Gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate material.
Width ( plate width ): The distance (perpendicular to the beam's work line ) from the edge of the gusset plate that frames to the beam to the edge that is parallel and opposite to that edge (see example ). For a gusset on a non-sloping beam to a perfectly vertical column, this is the length of the edge that frames to the column.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the edge of the gusset plate that frames to the beam (see example ).
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate that this end of the vertical brace points toward -- see example ). For a gusset plate to a non-sloping beam, this distance is horizontal. A " Refx " of ' 0 ' aligns the corner of the gusset plate with the work point. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate parallel with the beam's work line toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the corner of the gusset plate parallel with the beam's work line in the direction that this end of the vertical brace points toward. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate, but not the holes on the plate.
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance perpendicular to the supporting beam's work line from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the beam's bottom flange in the example shown). For a gusset plate to a non-sloping beam, this distance is vertical. A " Refy " of ' 0 ' aligns the framing edge of the gusset plate with the brace's work point. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the beam's work line toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the beam's work line in the direction that this end of the vertical brace points toward. Changing the " Refy " moves the plate, but does not move the holes on the plate.