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Gusset One Member Square " connection design locks
| A W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to its gusset plate, which can shop weld to the column (" Weld Conn2 ") or shop bolt with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 "). The gusset is designed per " Gusset One Member Square " locks and is square due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' No ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '.
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset One Member Square
(W tee or channel vertical brace to a column)
Gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate material.
Width ( plate width ): The distance between the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the supporting column in the example shown) and the opposite edge that is parallel to that edge. Gusset plate " Width " can also be defined as the length of the edge of the gusset plate that is perpendicular to the work line of the column. It the column is perfectly vertical, this is the horizontal edge of the gusset plate.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the edge of the gusset plate that frames to the supporting column (the framing edge -- see example ). Gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the work line of the column.
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting column) from the work point of the vertical brace to the corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate that this end of the vertical brace points toward (this also happens to be the nearest corner -- see example ). A " Refx " of ' 0 ' lines up the corner of the gusset plate with the work point on this end of the vertical brace. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the corner of the gusset plate parallel with the column in the direction that this end of the vertical brace points toward. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate parallel with the column toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Changing the " Refx " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate.
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the supporting column) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate (see example ). A " Refy " of ' 0 ' aligns the framing edge of the gusset plate with the work point. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the column, toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the column in the direction that this end of the vertical brace points toward. Changing the " Refy " moves the plate only, not the holes on the plate
Obtuse side clip cut width ( obtuse cut width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) between the two corners of clip cut made to the obtuse side of the gusset plate. The obtuse side of the gusset plate is the side contained by the obtuse angle between the column and the brace. See the example .
Obtuse side clip cut length ( obtuse cut length ): The distance (parallel to the work line of the supporting column) between the two corners of the clip cut made to the obtuse side of the gusset plate. The obtuse side of the gusset plate is the side contained by the obtuse angle between the column and the brace. See the example .
Flat width ( flat w ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) that is the width of the cut that is made to the corner of the gusset plate that the work line of the brace points toward. In the example above, the " Flat width " cut is made to the corner of the gusset plate that is closest to the brace's work point.
Flat length: The actual length of the edge of the gusset plate that is parallel with and opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate (see example ).
End distance ( end dist ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting column) from the point at which the work line of the brace intersects the framing edge of the gusset plate (the edge that welds to the column in the example shown) to the corner of the framing edge that this end of the vertical brace points toward. In most cases, this distance is positive (+). This distance is negative (-) only if the work line of the brace does not intersect the framing edge of the gusset plate on the gusset plate.
Length acute side ( acute side ): The distance (parallel to the work line of the supporting column) from the acute-side corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate to the work line of the brace. The framing edge has two corners. The acute-side corner is the corner of the framing edge that is interior to the acute angle formed by the work line of the brace to the work line of the column (see example ).