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Gusset Beam Column " & " Weld Conn2 " connection design locks
| A gusset plate shop attached to a beam & column is designed per " Gusset Beam Column " locks. A wide flange vertical brace connects to the gusset with flange paddle plates when ' Paddle plates ' is the " Connection arrangement ." The gusset plate shop welds to the beam per " Weld Conn2 " locks or can, if the beam-column connection is a clip angle, shop attach with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 "). The gusset field bolts to the column with an end plate (shown) or clip angle or shear plate .
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Field bolting the gusset to the column: The gusset in each of the above examples field bolts to the column with a clip angle . Be aware that if the beam connects to the column with a shear plate, the gusset also connects with a shear plate , not a clip angle. If the beam connects with an end plate, the gusset connects with an end plate .
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 Beam Column
( wide flange vertical brace, flange paddle plates, to a beam & 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 beam) from the framing edge of the gusset plate (the edge that welds to the beam in the example shown) to the opposite edge of the gusset plate (which is parallel to 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 beam -- see example ). The gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the work line of the supporting beam.
Refx: The positive (+) or negative (-) distance (parallel with the supporting beam's work line ) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the corner of the framing edge of the gusset plate that this end of the vertical brace points toward (see example ). For a gusset plate that fastens to a non-sloping beam, this distance is horizontal. A " Refx " of ' 0 ' aligns the corner of the gusset plate with the work point. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate parallel with the beam's work line toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the corner of the gusset plate parallel with the beam's work line 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 supporting beam's work line ) from the work point for this end of the vertical brace to the framing edge of the gusset plate (which welds to the beam's bottom flange in the example shown). For a gusset plate that fastens to a non-sloping beam, this distance is vertical. A " Refy " of ' 0 ' aligns the framing edge of the gusset plate with the work point and parallel to the beam's work line. Entering a positive (+) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the beam's work line toward the opposite end of the vertical brace. Entering a negative (-) distance moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the beam's work line in the direction that this end of the vertical brace points toward. Changing the " Refy " moves the 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 beam) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate The connection edge is the edge that the wide flange vertical brace paddle plates connect 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 beam.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): The distance (parallel with the work line of the supporting beam) between the two corners of the connection edge of the gusset plate. The connection edge is the edge that the vertical brace paddle plates connect 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.
Clip column side cut width ( column side cut width ): A distance that is measured parallel with depth of the beam. This sets the depth of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above. An entry of ' 0 ' makes the affected edge parallel with the framing edge of the gusset plate and parallel with the beam.
Clip column side cut length ( column side cut length ): A distance that is measured parallel with the work line of the beam. This sets the length of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that opposite to the framing edge of the gusset plate. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above.
Clip beam side cut width ( beam side cut width ): A distance that is measured parallel with the depth of the beam. This sets the length of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that is between the top corner of the gusset's connection cut and the inside corner of the gusset plate's framing edge. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above.
Clip beam side cut length ( beam side cut length ): A distance that is measured parallel with the work line of the beam. This sets the depth of the clip cut along the edge of the gusset plate that is between the top corner of the gusset's connection cut and the inside corner of the gusset plate's framing edge. The framing edge of the gusset plate is the edge that shop attaches to the beam. The affected edge is shown in the example above. An entry of ' 0 ' makes the affected edge parallel with the depth of the beam.
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Weld Conn2
( wide flange vertical brace, flange paddle plates, to a beam & column )
Shop weld, gusset plate to the supporting beam
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting beam. See the example . The gusset can optionally shop bolt to the beam with a clip angle ("
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("