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Gusset Column Cap " & " Weld Conn2 " & " Weld Conn1 " connection design locks
| An angle, W tee or channel vertical brace field bolts directly to a gusset plate (" Gusset Column Cap ") that shop attaches to a column & base plate (shown) or a column & cap plate (not shown). 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 and gusset-to-column-plate shop welding is per choices made to " Weld Conn2 " and " Weld Conn1 ." If the column is perfectly vertical, the gusset's " Width " is measured horizontally.
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| " Gusset Column Cap "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)  |
" Gusset Column Cap "
(cuts to the gusset plate)  |
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| " Weld Conn2 " & " Weld Conn1 "
(shop welding the gusset plate to the column and the column plate)  |
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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 Column Cap
( angle, W tee or channel vertical brace to a column & base/cap plate )
Plate thickness ( not depicted ): The " Material thickness " of the gusset plate.
Width ( plate width ): The distance (perpendicular to the supporting column) from the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the column in the example shown) to the farthest point on the edge that is opposite to that edge.
Length ( plate length ): The 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, gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the column. For a vertical column, 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 edge of the gusset plate that welds to the base plate. If the supporting column is vertical, this distance is vertical. In the example above, this distance matches the thickness of the base plate. Increasing the " Refx " in this example would move the gusset plate vertically, adding a gap between the gusset and the base plate. 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 toward the opposite end to which the column plate is attached. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate parallel with the column in the direction of the column plate. Changing the " Refx " moves the gusset plate, but does not move the holes in the gusset 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 edge of the gusset plate that welds to the column (see example ). If the supporting column is vertical, this distance is horizontal. A " Refy " of ' 0 ' aligns the edge of the gusset plate that welds to the column 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 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 two corners of the edge of the gusset plate that the vertical brace frames to (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the particular edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the depth of the column. For a vertical column, this distance is horizontal.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting column) between the two corners of the edge of the gusset plate that the vertical brace frames to (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the particular edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the work line of the column. For a vertical column, this distance is vertical.
Clip column side cut width ( cs cut width ): As shown in the example above, the work line of the brace divides the gusset plate into a column side and a beam side (even if there is no beam). This is the distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) from the column-side corner of the gusset plate to the connection cut.
Clip column side cut length ( cs cut length ): As shown in the example above, the work line of the brace divides the gusset plate into a column side and a beam side (even if there is no beam). This is the distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting column) from the column-side corner of the gusset plate to the connection cut.
Clip beam side cut width ( bs cut width ): As shown in the example above, the work line of the brace divides the gusset plate into a column side and a beam side (even if there is no beam). This is the distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) from the beam-side corner of the gusset plate to the connection cut.
Clip beam side cut length ( bs cut length): As shown in the example above, the work line of the brace divides the gusset plate into a column side and a beam side (even if there is no beam). This is the distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting column) from the beam-side corner of the gusset plate to the connection cut.
Slope clip cut width ( slope cut width ): The distance (perpendicular to the work line of the supporting column) from the edge of the gusset that welds to the column to the farthest corner of the edge of the gusset plate that welds to the base plate or cap plate (see example ).
Slope clip cut length ( sl cut length ): The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting column) that you want the inside corner of the edge of the gusset that welds to the base plate (or cap plate) to be offset from the outside corner of that same edge. A distance other than zero might be applied so that edge of the gusset is cut at an angle parallel to the column plate when the column end is beveled and, as a result, the base plate (or cap plate) is not perpendicular to the column.
Corner clip ( clip ): A distance entered here results in a 45 degree clip cut to the gusset plate at the corner where the gusset plate, column plate and column meet. A " Corner clip " of ' 0 ' keeps the corner square (not cut).The corner clip distance is measured perpendicular to or parallel with the work line of the supporting column, from one corner of the clip cut to the other.
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Weld Conn2
( angle, W tee or channel vertical brace to a column & base/cap plate )
Shop weld, gusset to the supporting column
Weld size ( weld2 ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting column. See the example . A vertical brace gusset plate to a column and its base/cap plate is normally shop welded to (and detailed with) the column and field bolted to the vertical brace.
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Weld Conn1
( angle, W tee or channel vertical brace to a column & base/cap plate )
Shop weld, gusset to the column plate
Weld size ( weld1 ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the base plate or cap plate (see example ). A vertical brace gusset plate to a column and its base plate or cap plate is normally shop welded to (and detailed with) the column and field bolted to the vertical brace.
For an auto base/cap plate: When the " Input connection type " for the column is ' Auto base/cap plate ', the " Weld size " connection design lock found on the Vertical Brace Edit window under "