Structural · S-ZNSQV

Kicker Brace to Joist Connection

Materials

Steel Metal (misc.)

Elements

Beams Roofs Decks Bracing Connections / Plates

Connections

Gusset Plate Bracing Connection Deck Attachment

About this detail

A steel joist supports a metal roof deck while receiving a kicker brace connection at the top chord. At joists perpendicular to the beam, a L6x6x5/16 angle connects via a quarter-inch gusset plate welded with three-sixteenth-inch fillet welds on three sides. At joists parallel to the beam, a L6x4x5/16 angle attaches with quarter-inch welds sized at two inches typical. When the bracing angle attaches further than six inches from a panel point, the joist requires reinforcement per detail. Design loads for wind, seismic, and live forces are sized per plan, with deck-to-angle attachments governed by general structural notes.

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