Moment resisting, beam-to-column connection
OwnerDavid L. Houghtoninventor
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Abstract
A moment resisting, beam-to-column connection, comprising two gusset plates attached to a column and extending along the sides of a beam and having connecting elements, for example, angle irons, which attach the gusset plates to the beam. The connecting elements are bolted, riveted or welded to the beam along its longitudinal direction and to the gusset plates.
Claims32
A beam-to-column structural joint connection comprising a beam and a column, said structural joint connection further comprised of two gusset plates disposed in parallel relationship on opposite sides of said column and fixedly attached with respect to said column and said beam, said gusset plates facing each other across said column,
- wherein said beam has two ends, one end disposed at or near said column and the other end disposed away from said column,
- wherein each of said gusset plates has a length which, at least, extends across said column and away from said column along the sides of said beam,
- wherein said gusset plates have a width extending along said column for at least the width of said beam,
- wherein is included a plurality of angle irons,
- wherein each said angle iron extends longitudinally in length,
- wherein said gusset plates are fixedly attached with respect to said column and said beam,
- wherein said gusset plates are fixedly attached with respect to one or both of said column and said beam by each of said angle irons being fixedly attached to a respective one of said gusset plates and a respective one of (a) said beam or (b) said column,
- wherein the longitudinal length of each said angle iron lies substantially along the longitudinal length of its respective said beam or said column,
- wherein each of said longitudinally-extending angle irons is fixedly attached to a respective one of (a) said beam or (b) said column, for substantially the same or a greater length that said gusset plates extend along said one of said beam or said column.
A beam-to-column structural joint connection comprising a beam and a column, said structural joint connection further comprised of two gusset plates disposed in parallel relationship on opposite sides of said column and fixedly attached with respect to said column and said beam, said gusset plates being in face-to-face relationship with respect to each other, said gusset plates extending from said column along the sides of said beam,
- wherein the improvement comprises a plurality of angle irons,
- wherein said gusset plates are fixedly attached with respect to said column and said beam, by said angle irons being fixedly attached to said gusset plates and one or more of (a) said beam and (b) said column, and
- wherein said angle irons are fixedly attached to said gusset plates and one or more of (a) said beam and (b) said column by said angle irons being fixedly attached to one or more of said beam and said column for a distance extending along one or more of said beam and said column beyond the end of said gusset plates.
A structural joint comprising a column having at least two flanges and one or more webs connected between said flanges of said column, a beam having at least two flanges and one or more webs connected between said flanges of said beam, said beam having an end disposed at or near one of the flanges of said column, said beam extending away from said column, two gusset plates, said gusset plates being disposed on opposite sides of said column from each other, said gusset plates facing each other across said column, and congruent with each other, wherein the improvement comprises;
- wherein each of said gusset plates extends in length, at least the width of said column and along the sides of said beam,
- wherein each of said gusset plates extends in width along said column for at least the width of said beam,
- connection means connecting each of said gusset plates to one or more of said beam and said column,
- wherein said connection means are welded to said gusset plates,
- wherein is included fasteners, and
- wherein said fasteners fasten said connection means to one or more of said beam and said column for at least substantially the distance said gusset plates extend along said beam or said column.
A structural joint connection comprising a beam and a column, said beam comprised of a web connected between upper and lower flanges,
- two gusset plates attached to said column, on opposite sides of said column and in face-to-face relationship with respect to each other across said column,
- wherein said gusset plates have a length at least extending the width of said column and along the sides of said beam,
- wherein said gusset plates have a width extending along said column for at least the width of said beam,
- connection means attached to said gusset plates and to said beam,
- wherein said connection means, at least in part, are attached to said beam by being one or more of bolted or riveted thereto, for at least substantially the length said gusset plates extend along the sides of said beam.
A structural joint connection comprising a beam and a column, said beam comprised of a web connected between upper and lower flanges,
- two gusset plates attached to said column, on opposite sides of said column and in face-to-face relationship with respect to each other, and extending along the sides of said beam,
- connection means attached between said gusset plates and said beam,
- wherein said connection means, at least in part, are attached to said beam by being one or more of bolted or riveted thereto, for at least substantially the length said gusset plates extend along the sides of said beam, and
- wherein said connection means comprise angle irons.
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