" Gusset One Member " & " Weld Conn2 " connection design locks

A gusset plate shop attached to a beam is designed per " Gusset One Member " 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 specified, shop attach with a clip angle (" NS/FS Clip Conn2 ").

(W vertical brace, flange paddle plates welded to gusset, to a beam) (vertical brace " Section size " = wide flange, S shape or welded plate wide flange) (" Input connection type " = ' Vbrc plate ' or ' User defined ') (" Web orientation " = ' Vertical ') (" Connection arrangement " = ' Paddle plates ')
" Gusset One Member " (In this example, " Refx " is negative)	" Gusset One Member " (acute side and obtuse side cuts)
" Weld Conn2 " (" Gusset to supporting member " = ' Welded ')	The gusset plate shop welds or shop bolts to the beam based on the choice made to " Gusset to supporting member " under " Connection specifications " on the Vertical Brace Review window. That choice also determines whether you get " Weld Conn2 " locks or " NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks. The brace-to-gusset connection includes paddle plates that shop weld to the gusset plate and field bolt to the flanges of the web-vertical wide flange vertical brace. The paddle plates are controlled by the " Brace Connection To Gusset Wide Flange Paddle locks. Related locks : Brace Conn To Gusset Wide Flange Paddle NS/FS Clip Conn2

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Connection design locks :

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

  Gusset One Member
(wide flange vertical brace, paddle plates, to a beam)

Gusset plate dimensions and location

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Width ( plate width ):

Length ( plate length ):

Refx:

Refy:

Connection cut width ( cut width ):

Connection cut length ( cut length ):

Acute side clip cut width ( acute side cut width ):

Acute side clip cut length ( acute side cut length ):

Obtuse side clip cut width ( obtuse cut width ):

Obtuse side clip cut length ( obtuse cut length ):

Flat width ( flat ):

End distance ( end dist ):

Length acute side ( acute side ):

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  Weld Conn 2
(wide flange vertical brace, paddle plates, to a beam)

Shop weld, gusset plate to the supporting beam

Weld size ( weld ):

"Weld Conn2 " locks are available when ' Welded ' is selected for " Gusset to supporting member " under the " Connection specifications " section on the Vertical Brace Review window. " NS/FS Clip Conn2 " locks are available when ' Clip angle ' is selected for " Gusset to supporting member ."

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