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Internal Gusset Plate Forces

sticksandtriangles

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I am reviewing Design Guide 29, vertical bracing connections, and was struggling to understand the derivation of the internal gusset plate forces.

The images from the design guide are shown below.
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The force determination on section A-A, I understand and feel comfortable with. I get lost at the force determination on section B-B, Why is there a 1/2 applied on N'? Same thing for the V' determination. More questions to follow on the M' calculation, but let's start with the 1/2 question first.
 
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Total shear and axial forces are distributed uniformly across A-A. The moment across A-A is considered to be resisted by an axial couple distributed uniformly across L/2 on each side of B-B. Add these forces that occurs over L/2 to the FBD in Figure 4-7. That should give a a complete FBD that allows you to solve for N’, V’, and M’.
 
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Ah thank you!

So this is the complete FBD of the gusset, with uniform shear and axial/moment acting along edge A-A?
1748298613498.pngFrom here the forces on section cut B-B make more sense.
 
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Yes but rather than the flexural stress being distributed in a linear elastic M/S fashion I believe they assume a rectangular plastic stress distribution with a moment arm of L/2.
 
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