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Gusset 2 Point " & " Brace Connection to Gusset Wtee " & " Weld Conn 2 "
| NS and FS web plates field bolt a stem-vertical W tee vertical brace to a shared gusset per " Brace Connection to Gusset Wtee " locks. The gusset shop attaches to a column per " Weld Conn2 " locks or, when applicable, " NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks. Each W tee brace shop bolts to its web plates and may be stem ' Down ' (shown) or stem ' Up ' (not shown). The brace's work line runs through the bolt column nearest the tee flange.
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| " Gusset 2 Point "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)  |
" Brace Connection To Gusset Wtee "
( web plate to gusset connection , field bolted)  |
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| " Weld Conn2 "
(" Gusset to supporting member " = ' Welded ')  |
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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 2 Point
( stem-vertical W tee vertical braces, web plates, to a column )
Shared 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 welds to the column in the example shown) to the opposite edge of the gusset plate (which is also parallel with the framing edge of the gusset plate).
Length ( plate length ): The length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the supporting column in the example shown). The gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the work line of the supporting column (vertically if the column is vertical).
Refy: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (perpendicular to the supporting column's work line ) from the work point of the vertical brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the column's flange in the example shown). If the column is vertical, this distance is horizontal. Changing the " Refy " moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the work line of the column (horizontally if the column is vertical), but does not move the holes on the plate.
Left Brace [ member number ] (the lower brace is the left brace if the column is perfectly vertical)
Refx ( refx left ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting column's work line ) from the work point of the left vertical brace to the corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate that is closest to the left end of the column (see example ). For a shared gusset plate to a perfectly vertical column, this distance is vertical. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate parallel with the work line of the column, but does not move the holes on the plate. Hole positioning is governed by the "
Connection cut width ( cut width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) between the two corners of the left connection edge of the shared gusset plate. The left 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 horizontal length of that 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) of the two corners of the left connection edge of the shared gusset plate. The left 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 vertical length of that edge (as measured parallel with the work line of the column).
Right Brace [ member number ] (the upper brace is the right brace if the column is perfectly vertical)
Refx ( refx right ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting column's work line ) from the work point of the right vertical brace to the corner of the gusset plate's framing edge that is closest to the right end of the column. This works similar to the way that " Refx " works for the left vertical brace.
Connection cut width: Same as " Connection cut width " for the left brace, except that this applies to the right brace.
Connection cut length: Same as " Connection cut length " for the left brace, except that this applies to the right brace.
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Brace Connection to Gusset Wtee
( stem-vertical W tee vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, to a column )
Length ( pl len ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) between the two edges of the near side web connection plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace (see example ). In other words, this is the length of either of the two edges of the connection plate that are parallel with the work line of the vertical brace. The distance entered here also applies to the far side connection plate.
Width ( pl width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) between the two edges of the near side web connection plate that are parallel with the work line of the vertical brace (see example ). In other words, this is the length of either of the two edges of the connection plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace. The distance entered here also applies to the far side connection plate.
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the near side web connection plate. This also sets the thickness of the far side web connection plate.
Refx ( plate 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 the near side web connection plate (see example ). This distance also applies to the far side connection plate.
Refy ( not depicted ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the work line to the edge of the near side web connection plate that is closest to and parallel with the top flange of the stem-vertical tee brace. This distance also applies to the far side connection plate.
Web plate 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 bolt diameters " list. The bolt diameter entered here, together with the " Hole type " entered below, set the diameter of holes through the gusset plate and the connection 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 below, set the diameter of holes for field bolting the stem-vertical tee brace connection plate to the gusset plate.
Rows: The total number of holes in any column of holes on the vertical brace gusset plate (this number is half the holes in a column of holes on the web connection plate -- see example ). For the stem-vertical tee brace shown in the example above, the number of " Rows " 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 gusset plate (see example ).
Hole spacing along brace ( rs ): Row spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between of any two adjacent holes in the same column of holes on the gusset plate (see example ). Bolt row spacing on a vertical brace gusset plate runs parallel with the work line of the vertical brace.
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( ed ): The distance from the forward edge of the web plate to the nearest hole on the web plate. This distance is measured along the work line of the web-vertical W tee vertical brace. The forward edge of the web plate is the plate's width edge that is nearest to the work point of the brace.
Other edge distance along brace ( other ed ): The distance from the connection edge of the gusset plate to the nearest hole for field bolting the web plate to the gusset. This distance is measured along the work line of the web-vertical W tee vertical brace.
Columns: The number of columns of holes on the gusset plate (see example ). These holes will be used for field bolting the vertical brace connection plate to the gusset. Bolt columns run parallel with the work line of the vertical brace. In the example above, the number of " Columns " is ' 2 '.
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( cs ): Column spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between any two columns of holes (see example ). Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace. Holes within an individual column run parallel with the work line.
Horizontal edge distance ( hed ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the length edge of the web plate to the nearest column of holes for field bolting the web plate to the gusset plate. See the example .
Web plate 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 for shop bolting the web plate to the stem-vertical tee brace.
Rows: The total number of holes in any column of holes on the stem-vertical tee vertical brace -- see example ). Bolt row spacing runs parallel with the work line of the vertical brace. For the stem-vertical tee brace shown in the example above, the number of " Rows " 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 for fastening the web plate to the vertical brace (see example ).
Hole spacing along brace ( sp ): Row spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between of any two adjacent holes in the same column of holes on the vertical brace half of the web plate (see example ).
End connection failure message: Invalid bolt spacing
Edge distance along brace ( ed ): The distance from the edge of the web plate to the nearest hole in the web plate for shop bolting the brace to the web plate (see example ). The edge of the web plate that is referred to here is perpendicular to the work line of the brace and is that plate's width edge that rests on the stem of the W tee.
Other edge distance along brace ( oed ): The distance from the forward edge of the stem-vertical W tee brace to the nearest hole in the W tee for shop bolting the web plate to the W tee brace (see example ). The forward edge of the W tee brace is the edge that is closest to the work point of the brace and perpendicular to the work line of the brace.
Columns: The number of columns of holes in the web plate to brace connection (see example ). These holes are for shop bolting the stem-vertical tee brace to the web plate. Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace. In the example above, the number of " Columns " in the brace connection half of the web plate is ' 2 '.
Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace ( not depicted ): The distance from the work line of the vertical brace perpendicular to the nearest column of holes in the web plate to gusset connection. In the example above, this distance would be ' 0 ' (zero) since the nearest column of holes is centered over the work line of the brace.
Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( col sp ): Column spacing. This is the distance (center to center) between any two columns of holes (see example ). Bolt column spacing runs perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace.
Horizontal edge distance ( brc hed ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the length edge of the web plate to the nearest column of holes for shop bolting the web plate to the web-vertical W tee brace. See the example .
Web fill plate dimensions and location
Thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the near side fill plate. This also sets the thickness of the far side fill plate.
Width ( fill width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) between the two edges of the near side fill plate that are parallel with the work line of the vertical brace (see example ). In other words, this is the length of either of the two edges of the plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace. The distance entered here also applies to the far side fill plate.
Length ( fill len ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the vertical brace) between the two edges of the near side fill plate that are perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace (see example ). In other words, this is the length of either of the two edges of the plate that are parallel with the work line of the vertical brace. The distance entered here also applies to the far side fill plate.
Refx ( fill 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 the near side fill plate (see example ). This distance also applies to the far side fill plate.
Refy ( not depicted ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the vertical brace) from the work line to the edge of the near side fill plate that is closest to and parallel with the top flange of the stem-vertical tee brace. This distance also applies to the far side fill plate.
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Weld Conn2
( stem-vertical W tee vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, to a column )
Shop weld, gusset to the supporting column
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting column (see example ). Gusset plates for 2-point bracing can optionally be shop-bolted to the column with a clip angle ("
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("