The attached connection is for a lightly loaded brace framing into a column (circular tube). There is a 4" bent plate that is tied to the face of the column with U-bolts. The red line indicates where I see the workpoint for the brace. The intercept of the workpoint & column CL is about 11" below top of plate (you can deduce the relative geometry from that).
I see a couple things that bother me about the connection:
1. U-bolts
2. A double bent plate
3. A single bolt for the brace end connection
4. A large eccentricity from the workpoint to the bent plate center
Is this a "bad" connection? Or am I just so accustomed to seeing robust connections on industrial structures that something like this isn't as sensitive to the four points above?
The braces are mainly for stability for the top beams in the long direction and lateral stability in the short direction. I'm kind of withholding some info to focus on the above questions.
I see a couple things that bother me about the connection:
1. U-bolts
2. A double bent plate
3. A single bolt for the brace end connection
4. A large eccentricity from the workpoint to the bent plate center
Is this a "bad" connection? Or am I just so accustomed to seeing robust connections on industrial structures that something like this isn't as sensitive to the four points above?
The braces are mainly for stability for the top beams in the long direction and lateral stability in the short direction. I'm kind of withholding some info to focus on the above questions.
