Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 1: Architect’s Guide 1 - 28 transferred to the concrete foundation. In routine situations, the shear force remains quite low. Figure 4.23(b) is a fixed column base, shown here by way of comparison. (a) Pinned column base (b) Fixed column base Figure 4.23 Column bases The ends of bracing members are usually bolted onto gusset plates. The gusset plates can be bolted, or sometimes welded, to the main members (beam and column). An example is shown in Figure 4.24 Figure 4.24 Typical connection of a bracing member

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