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Gusset One Member " & " Weld Conn2 " connection design locks
| A stem-vertical W tee vertical brace field bolts with NS and FS web plates to a gusset plate (" Gusset One Member ") that shop attaches to a column. The W tee brace may be stem ' Down ' (shown) or stem ' Up ' (not shown). The brace's work line runs through the bolt column nearest the tee flange. The gusset plate can shop weld to the column (" Weld Conn2 ") or shop bolt with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 ").
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| " Gusset One Member "
(gusset dimensions and location)  |
" Gusset One Member " (acute side and obtuse side cuts)  |
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| " Weld Conn2 "
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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 "
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Connection design locks :
| Locks not dimensioned or called out on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ). |
Gusset One Member
( stem-vertical teevertical brace, web plates, to a column )
Gusset plate dimensions and location
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) from the framing edge of the gusset plate (the edge that shop welds to the column in the example shown) to the farthest point on the same surface that is opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate. This distance is measured horizontally if the supporting column is perfectly vertical.
Length ( plate length ): The actual length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the column in the example shown). Since the framing edge of the gusset plate is parallel with the work line of the supporting column, the gusset plate " Length " is parallel with the column. If the column is vertical, this distance is vertical.
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the work line of 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 corner nearest the work point -- see example ). An " 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 supporting column toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate parallel with the column in the direction that this end of the vertical brace points toward. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate, but does not move the holes on the plate.
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the work line of 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 supporting 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 horizontal brace points toward. Changing the " Refy " moves the gusset plate, but does not move the holes on the plate.
Connection cut width ( cut width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) between the corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the stem-vertical tee brace connects to with web plates (see example ). This distance is not the actual width of the connection edge, but the width of the connection edge as measured parallel with the depth of the column.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting column) between the corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the stem-vertical tee brace connects to with web plates (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the connection edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the framing edge of the gusset plate -- that is parallel with the column.
Acute side clip cut width ( acute side cut width ): The distance (measured perpendicular to the work line of the column) between the two corners of the acute-side clip cut. As the example shows, the gusset plate is divided into an acute side and an obtuse side by the work line of the brace. The acute side of the gusset plate is the side contained by the acute angle between the brace and the column.
Acute side clip cut length ( acute cut length ): The distance (measured parallel with the work line of the column) between the two corners of the acute-side clip cut. As the example shows, the gusset plate is divided into an acute side and an obtuse side by the work line of the brace. The acute side of the gusset plate is the side contained by the acute angle between the brace and the column.
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 ( F ): 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.
End distance ( not depicted ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the work line of 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 fastens to the column) 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.
Length acute side ( not depicted ): 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 ).
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Weld Conn2
( stem-vertical tee vertical brace to a column )
Shop weld, gusset plate to the supporting column
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting column as in the example shown. You can optionally shop bolt the gusset to the column with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 "). Regardless of whether the gusset plate shop bolts or shop welds to the column, it will be detailed with the column and field bolted to the vertical brace.
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("