Structural · A-3KE3H

Typical Wall Bracing Gusset to Cap Plate Connection

Materials

Steel

Elements

Beams Connections / Plates

Connections

Shear Tab / Single Plate Gusset Plate Welded Connection

About this detail

This structural steel detail shows a tower cap connection at elevation 104'-11 3/4" featuring a girder per plan, a top flange plate measuring a minimum of 5/8 inch by 10 inches, and a bottom flange plate measuring a minimum of 3/4 inch. A buckling-restrained brace connects via a gusset plate per the manufacturer with an optional complete joint penetration weld and magnetic particle testing. A padeye sized per another detail is welded to the assembly four feet out from grid line X. Stiffener plates matching the flange plate thickness are provided at the support, with fillet weld sizes proportioned to the flange plate thickness.

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