Steel Brace Design (Uniform Force Method)

Follow along for a quick video about designing a steel brace gusset plate connection utilizing the Uniform Force Method.

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0:00 Introduction (UFM Background)
1:45 Design Checks Overview and Assumptions
3:07 Problem Statement
4:27 CalcBook
4:45 UFM Design Inputs
7:40 Demand on Beam Weld
10:20 Demand on Column Weld
10:42 Brace-to-Gusset Capacity
11:00 Gusset Tensile Capacity
11:14 Gusset Buckling Capacity
11:52 Column-to-Gusset Capacity
12:02 Beam-to-Gusset Capacity