Apr 17, 2009 #1 Skicat Structural Joined Nov 19, 2007 Messages 75 Location US Can anybody point me to a good, simple, free design guide for the design of steel gusset plates? Or, is that asking too much? Thank you.
Can anybody point me to a good, simple, free design guide for the design of steel gusset plates? Or, is that asking too much? Thank you.
Apr 17, 2009 #2 Bribyk Mechanical Joined Aug 14, 2007 Messages 440 Location CA Blodgett's "Design of Welded Structures" covers this well in relation to bracing column baseplates. The book is about $30 through Lincoln Welding and you can't beat what you get for the price. Upvote 0 Downvote
Blodgett's "Design of Welded Structures" covers this well in relation to bracing column baseplates. The book is about $30 through Lincoln Welding and you can't beat what you get for the price.
Apr 17, 2009 #3 RonRoberts Structural Joined Apr 20, 2001 Messages 47 Location US What's the gusset being used for? You might want to try: http://www.aisc.org/WorkArea/downloadasset.aspx?id=15042 Upvote 0 Downvote
What's the gusset being used for? You might want to try: http://www.aisc.org/WorkArea/downloadasset.aspx?id=15042
Apr 17, 2009 Thread starter #4 Skicat Structural Joined Nov 19, 2007 Messages 75 Location US The gusset plate is in a planar truss. Upvote 0 Downvote
May 15, 2009 #5 jike Structural Joined Oct 9, 2000 Messages 2,160 Location US "Engineering for Steel Construction" by AISC (Large Red Book) Upvote 0 Downvote