" Gusset 2 Point " & " HB Conn2 " connection design locks

HSS, pipe or tube horizontal braces field bolt to their 2- or 3-point shared gusset plate (" Gusset 2 Point "). For a 2-point gusset plate to the web of a beam, ' Welded ' (" HB Conn2 ") or ' Clip angle ' (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 ") may be selected as the " Gusset to beam connection ."

HSS horizontal braces, end fitting field bolted to shared gusset, to a beam's web)
(horizontal brace " Section size " = HSS, pipe or tube)
(" Input connection type " = ' Hbrc plate ' or ' User defined ')
(" Pipe/tube end fitting " = ' Bolted ' or ' Paddle plate ' or ' Double paddle plate ')
(" Gusset to brace connection " = ' Welded ' or ' Clip angle ')
" Gusset 2 Point "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)

" HB Conn2 " (welded)
(" Gusset to brace connection " = ' Welded '')




" HB Conn2 " (welded): When " Gusset to beam connection " is set to ' Welded ', the gusset plate shop welds to the web of the beam.
" NS/FS Clip Conn2 " : Setting " Gusset to beam connection " to ' Clip angle ' shop bolts a 2-point gusset to the web of the beam with a clip angle. 3-point gusset plates cannot be bolted and must always be welded.
2-point bracing is shown, but this page also applies to 3-point bracing. 3-point gusset plates cannot be bolted to the web with a clip angle.
Related locks :
Gusset 2 Point (to a beam's top flange)
Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Bolted
Brace Connection To Gusset Hss Paddle
NS/FS Clip Conn2 (gusset clip angle/s)

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Connection design locks :

Locks not on the drawing are marked ( not depicted ).

    Gusset 2 Point
( HSS, pipe or tube horizontal braces, 2- or 3-point, to a beam's web )

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Width ( plate width ):

Length ( plate length ):

Refy:

Left Brace [ member number ]

Note: The member number [num] of the left horizontal brace is shown in brackets [num] in the heading for this section.

Refx ( refx left ):

Connection cut width ( lft cut width ):

Connection cut length ( lft cut length ):

Right Brace [ member number ]

Note: The member number [num] of the right horizontal brace is shown in brackets [num] in the heading for this section.

Refx ( refx right ):

Connection cut width ( rt cut width ):

Connection cut length ( rt cut length ):

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    HB Conn2
( HSS, pipe or tube horizontal braces, shop weld, shared gusset to the supporting beam's web )

You get " HB Conn2 " locks when ' Welded '' is selected for " Gusset to beam connection ." If ' Clip angle ' is selected, then leaf(s) named " NS Clip Conn2 " and/or " FS Clip Conn2 " become available instead of the " HB Conn2 " leaf.

Weld:

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