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Gusset 2 Point " & " Weld Conn2 " connection design locks
| A shared gusset plate shop attached to a column for a wide flange vertical brace with flange paddle plates is designed per " Gusset 2 Point " locks when ' Paddle plates ' is the " Connection arrangement ." The shared gusset may be for 2-point bracing (shown) or 3-point bracing (not shown). The gusset plate can shop weld to the column (" Weld Conn2 ") or, if it is a 2-point gusset, shop bolt with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 ").
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Connection Guide: Click here .
The connection design locks for 2-point bracing (2 braces to a shared gusset) and 3-point bracing are essentially the same. However, you cannot connect a 3-point gusset plate to the supporting column with a clip angle ("
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
( web-vertical wide flange vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, flange paddle 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 parallel with the framing edge of the gusset plate). If the column is perfectly vertical, the gusset plate " Width " can also be defined as the horizontal distance between the two vertical edges of the gusset plate.
Length ( plate length ): The length of the framing edge of the gusset plate (which shop welds to the supporting column in the example shown). The gusset plate " Length " is measured parallel with the work line of the supporting column. If the column is perfectly vertical, the " Length " can also be defined as the vertical distance between the two horizontal edges of the gusset plate.
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). For a shared gusset plate that fastens to a perfectly vertical column, this distance is horizontal. Changing the " Refy " moves the gusset plate perpendicular to the work line of the column, but does not move the holes on the plate.
Left Brace [ member number ]
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 left vertical brace frames to (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the depth of the column. This distance is measured horizontally if the column is vertical.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): The distance (parallel with 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 left vertical brace frames to (see example ). This distance is not the actual length of the edge, but the length of that edge as measured parallel with the work line of the column. This distance is measured vertically if the column is 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 ( cut width ): Same as " Connection cut width " for the left brace, except that this applies to the right brace.
Connection cut length ( cut length ): Same as " Connection cut length " for the left brace, except that this applies to the right brace.
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Weld Conn2
( web-vertical wide flange vertical braces, 2- or 3-point, flange paddle plates, to a column )
Shop weld, shared gusset plate to the supporting column
Weld size ( weld ): The weld size for shop welding the gusset plate to the supporting column (see example ). Gussets for 2-point bracing can optionally be shop-bolted to the column with clip angles ("
To get a weld ("
To instead get a clip angle ("