" Gusset One Member Square " & " Brace Connection To Gusset " & " HB Conn2 "

An angle horizontal brace field bolts to its gusset plate per " Brace Connection To Gusset " locks. In this example, the gusset shop welds to the top flange of a beam. The gusset's dimensions are controlled by " Gusset One Member Square " locks. " Staggered " holes are shown in the example, but angle braces can have other hole patterns. The gage line (shown) or neutral axis aligns with an angle brace's work line .

(L horizontal brace, field bolted to gusset, to a beam's top flange)
(horizontal brace " Section size " = angle)
(" Clip end operation " = ' No ' or possibly ' Automatic ')
(" Input connection type " = ' Hbrc plate ' or ' User defined ')
(" Stagger bolts " = or )
(" Locate on neutral axis " = ' Yes ' or ' No ')
" Gusset One Member Square "
(gusset plate dimensions and location)

" Brace Connection To Gusset "
(holes for field bolting the brace to the gusset)

" HB Conn2 "
(shop weld to the beam's top flange)

The horizontal brace field bolts to the gusset plate. The gusset plate shop welds to the top flange of the beam.

Why square? The corner of the gusset plate that the angle horizontal brace frames across is a square corner (not cut) -- hence the name " Gusset One Member Square ."

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Connection design locks :

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

    Gusset One Member Square
(angle horizontal brace to a beam's top flange)

Plate thickness ( not depicted ):

Width ( plate width ):

Length ( plate length ):

Refx:

Refy:

Obtuse side clip cut width ( os cut width ):

Obtuse side clip cut length ( os cut length ):

Flat width ( flat ):

Flat length:

End distance ( end dist ):

Length acute side:

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    Brace Connection To Gusset
(angle horizontal brace to a beam's top flange)

Bolt diameter ( not depicted ):

Hole type ( not depicted ):

Rows:

Distance to 1st hole along brace ( to 1st hole ):

Hole spacing along brace ( row spacing ):

Edge distance along brace ( edge dist ):

Columns:

Distance to 1st hole perpendicular to brace ( not depicted ):

Hole spacing perpendicular to brace ( col spacing ):

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    HB Conn 2
(gusset-to-beam shop weld)

Weld size ( weld ):

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