An HSS brace frames into a one-half-inch gusset plate welded to a wide-flange beam at the roof level. A W8x40 column sits above the wide-flange beam, aligning with the work point at the connection. The gusset plate connects to the HSS with typical quarter-inch fillet welds and features specified clearances of thirty inches minimum, three inches minimum, and two inches. The assembly includes quarter-inch fillet welds spaced at two-and-four inches typically.
HSS PER FRAME ELEVATION 1/2" GUSSET PL W8X40 COL WP WF BEAM AT ROOF 1/4 5 1/4 5 HSS TO GUSSET PL, TYP 1/4 2-4 1/4 2-4 TYP 30'' MIN A GUSSET CONN - GRID F & 4.1 MIN 3'' CLR 2" CLR 8 1/4"
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