Chevron bracing gusset (chevron effect) design to AISC 360-22
Chevron (V and inverted-V) gussets at the beam: beam shear and web checks from the chevron effect.
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What you get
From the loads to a finished chevron bracing gusset (chevron effect)
The applicable limit states, checked
Strength and detailing checks to AISC 360-22 and the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual, each with its ratio, the clause or equation it comes from, and the governing case. Results update as you type.
Drawings to scale
Elevations, plans and sections with bolts, weld symbols and dimensions, on a drawing sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.
A calculation report a reviewer can follow
Inputs, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF. See a sample report.
LRFD or ASD, US or SI
Switch the design method and the units at any time; the drawings and the report follow. Auto-design proposes a layout you can fine-tune.
Verification
How the chevron bracing gusset (chevron effect) is tested
AISC Design Guide 29 Example 5.9 and Design Examples II.C-5 (forces of the chevron effect), plus hand calculations.
How the types without a published worked example are checked.
Learn
Step by step
Designing a chevron bracing gusset
The user manual chapter: every input, check and drawing explained.
Video: Designing vertical bracing connections
The bracing gusset by the uniform force method: brace types including W-shape braces, gusset edges, bolted gusset-to-column options, the beam-to-column connection and the SCBF mode, plus a look at truss connections. (3:11)
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