Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line
Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line
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Hi,
When connection the gusset of a concentric brace at the end of a braceline, do we need to connect the gusset for axial load from the horizontal conponent of the brace to the column or is the axial load canceled by the shear from teh deck?
Please refer to attached sketch for clarification.
Thanks.
When connection the gusset of a concentric brace at the end of a braceline, do we need to connect the gusset for axial load from the horizontal conponent of the brace to the column or is the axial load canceled by the shear from teh deck?
Please refer to attached sketch for clarification.
Thanks.






RE: Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line
The deck is not attached to the diagonal brace and cannot affect the distribution of forces as described above.
BA
RE: Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line
See the "Uniform Force Method" pg 13-3 in AISC 360-05 (if you're in the States anyway)
RE: Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line
If this braced bay occurred in the middle, and you had another braced bay adjacent to it (or even a few bays down), and the beams between were used to drag the force from bay to bay, then you would need to take this force through the beam to column connection. This is often called a transfer force.
RE: Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line
RE: Gusset to Column connection at the End of a Brace Line