This structural steel connection details a brace gusset plate tied into a column base assembly. A stiffener plate with a minimum thickness of one-half inch is welded to the column web. The gusset plate connects to the column stiffener and base plate using specified fillet welds, including a five-sixteenths inch weld on three sides top and bottom typically. A working point is located at the top of the base plate for alignment, and the brace connects to the gusset plate through a bolted configuration.
L gb APPROX 90° W b 6 SEE W.P. @ TOP OF BASE PLATE BASE PLATE L gc APPROX GUSSET TO STIFF, TYP STIFF PL 12 " MIN, TYP 3 SIDES TOP AND BOTTOM, TYP 516 516 6 SEE W c L wb L wc
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