Support bracket gusset plate thickness
Support bracket gusset plate thickness
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Does anyone have the AISC formula used to calculate the gusset plate thickness for a support bracket with two gusset plates and a top plate and base plate. In particular the one used in PVElite2004 program.





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I believe the latest AISC code is a free download from AISC (not the whole reference book that it is normally found in, but the code itself.) But the sections and equations are generally preceded by a letter in the body of the code.
RE: Support bracket gusset plate thickness
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RE: Support bracket gusset plate thickness
I thought the radius of gyration was sqrt(I/A).
The example also states the buckling length of 22in when the overall height of the the support bracket is only 20in. I assume the gusset plate buckling length is taken as the overall length plus the weld throat thicknesses at the top of the top plate and bottom of the bottom bolting plate.