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Gusset One Member " & " Weld Conn2 " connection design locks
| An angle, W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to a gusset plate (" Gusset One Member ") that shop attaches to a column. The gusset's corner is clipped pependicular to the brace's work line due to " Clip end operation " being set to ' Yes ' or, possibly, to ' Automatic '. Gusset-to-column shop welding is per choices made to " Weld Conn2 ." If the column is perfectly vertical, the gusset's " Width " is measured horizontally.
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| " Gusset One Member " (gusset plate dimensions and location)  |
" Gusset One Member "
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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 One Member
(angle, 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.
Width ( plate width ): The distance between the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the column in the example shown) and the farthest point opposite to that edge (see example ). This distance is measured perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column. For a column that is perfectly vertical, this distance is measured horizontally.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the edge of the gusset plate that frames to the column (see example ). The gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the work line of the supporting column. For a column that is perfectly vertical, this distance is measured vertically.
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (measured 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 ' aligns 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 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.
Connection cut width ( cut width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the vertical brace connects to (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the connection edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the depth of the column. If the supporting column is perfectly vertical, this distance is measured horizontally.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting column) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the vertical brace connects to (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. If the supporting column is perfectly vertical, this distance is measured vertically.
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 clip cut that is included in the acute angle at the intersection of the brace to the column. 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 clip cut that is included in the acute angle at the intersection of the brace to the column. 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: The positive 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 welds to the column in the example shown) to the corner of the framing edge that this end of the vertical brace points toward.
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 ).
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Weld Conn2
(angle, W tee or channel 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. See the example . The gusset can optionally be shop bolted to the column with a clip angle ("
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("