Gusset Plate Puns

Does anyone have any resources for gusset plate design calculations? I'm currently working on a senior design project and planning on using gusset plates and I wasn't sure how to determine the thickness required. I tried googling it and couldn't find much about it in the steel manual either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

First a disclaimer, I'm not an engineer. I'm an architect who got drawn into a quantity surveying position in my current company by new management. This is in a country where architects' education is more focused on the design rather than the technical side.

When we take-off steel quantities, we assume the quantity of the gusset plates and other connection members (splices, etc) as a percentage of the total quantity of the main members.

However, in this new project where I was tasked to re-do the take-offs, the original estimator from a different company specified a quantity for the gusset plates and connections that definitely isn't a percentage of the main members.

This is because the connections have been detailed in the design drawings. However, not all connections, including most gusset plates, had been detailed. How do I size the gusset plates then?

If the answer is complicated, I'm most definitely willing to read a good (pref. metric) book that you can recommend.

I apologize if this is a stupid question but I ain't exactly an engineer.

TL;DR: How in the life of me do I size the gusset plates? (Their thicknesses have been specified.)

so I've been making parts for a 12x10 garden shed.

I made the roof trusses/rafters out of 2x6 SPF. I know 2x6 is probably overkill and standard sheds are built with 2x4, but I preferred to be safe.

so when I cut the 2x6 I had ~12" long pieces of 2x6 left over and I used them to make the gusset plates instead of using plywood or OSB.

I assume a 2x6 will be just as strong or stronger than 1/2" plywood or OSB, right?

each truss is a triangle made of 2x6 top chords plus a 2x6 bottom chord/rafter tie.

I used two 2x6 pieces as gusset plates (so top chords are sandwiched between 2x6 "gusset" pieces). the gusset plates are glued and screwed in place (3" 8d gold framing screws).

the bottom rafter tie is glued and nailed to the top chords (3" 8d galvanized spiral framing nails). the rafter tie is not using gusset plates, it is placed on the side of the roof rafter and overlaps it. it is nailed in the overlapping area. I used nails because they are better for shear than screws and I figured most of the lateral force will be in the rafter tie connection.

rafters are placed every 16 inches and 9 our of the 10 rafters have rafter ties on them. the middle rafter doesn't so I can use the roof area as storage (place stuff on top of the rafter ties).

seems solid to me.

will this whole thing crash on my head one day?

looks like this except in my case the rafter tie is lower (placed where the rafter joins the top plate of the wall)

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Drz5ZCpSROo/TK9gavCSwPI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/8KRdEe6vxFA/s1600/Collar+Tie.jpg

I'm looking at doing a fairly major reno of my modest home. I live on a rural acreage in a modest, small, old home with a saltbox roof, and I'd like to take the roof off, bring up the exterior walls, and put gable trusses on it. I'm talking about a 30' by 20' space where the trusses would be spanning the 20' distance.

Problem is, of course, cost. I got a quote for trusses from the local truss company and they want $225/truss for common trusses and $310/truss for the gable ends.

The other part of my problem is that I would prefer to do attic trusses rather than commons, and that of course would be even more expensive than the quote above for $225/truss common.

I'm not a rich man, but I am handy with tools and have access to equipment to lift and put these trusses in place on my own, so I thought to myself, what's stopping me from building the trusses myself?

I know metal plates are generally used for the joints, but I'm not sure if the layman can use these or not, and honestly if I were to do it myself I'd probably prefer to use plywood gusset plates and nails for the joints. But I have no idea if this would be considered legal or not? Any input would be appreciated!

Hey guys,

I'm working for a shop that does a lot of work doing platforms and stairs and large steel structures for factories. I'm a mechanical engineer who has fallen into this role from something completely different, the work itself is fine but I'm having to self-teach myself the good modelling habits.

Normally If I'm designing weldment structures in Solidworks I would keep it all as a multibody part, combination of 2D/3D sketches to make a skeleton for a weldment, Extrusions for base plates/splice plates. Depending on the complexity I might make an assembly with some of the other components in it - sheet metal folded decks/standard handrail extensions etc.

I'm the only Solidworks guy on the team, one other guy uses Autodesk Inventor, Inventor "weldments" are all about each structural member being a seperate part and it all going into an assembly. There are definitely some perks to this style at times - not having to draw individual gussets/base plates/etc but also downsides - more bottom up modelling having to work out hole locations, assemblies breaking some relationships when parts change, no easy trim features for weldment members etc.

Is there a better/smarter/more robust way to do this? Master Model with individual parts for a weldment? Small sections of parts tied together? Virtual parts in an assembly? Any other recommendations on how to make my life easier?

BAER Bergkomfort Wanderstiefel review/WOOHOO I might be able to ditch my Keens!

If you're looking for ground feel and flexibility, keep scrolling. This boot is meant for readers that are looking for a solid, stiff, workhorse boot that is zero drop and allows for toe splay.

I live and play in Montana and our winters are often wet, cold, icy, and long, and a lot of the minimalist shoes that I love in the summer/spring/fall just can't cut it. My husband and I like to go outside for long days/backpack through the winter, and I just haven't found a "barefoot" shoe that holds up to our recreation. Everything has a flaw: My Vivo Trackers are too cold and I'm concerned about their durability, my Lems boulder boots are scary slippery, and my Xero Alpines and Altra RSM/All Weather wet out almost immediately. I had been looking at Baer/BÄR for some time, and a post here from u/pulchraes about the Baer Traviso finally gave me the confidence to order and take a (very expensive) chance on one of their new boots, the Bergkomfort Wanderstiefel. My initial impression is that I'm pretty pleased!

(I'm going to primarily compare these to my Keen Revel Polar IV since they were my previous winter workhorse boots. I'm also going to steal u/pulchraes format for the post, since it was so helpful for me in the first place!)

The company:

They're a German company, perhaps best known here for their Joe Nimble line which tends towards being more hip and barefoot-friendly. Bär has a range of other shoes, some breaking lots of "barefoot shoe" rules, such as offering shoes with heels. Their specialty is a lot of toe space and sometimes zero drop, but it's important to read the description of the shoe to know what you're buying. Overall I, unfortunately, was not impressed with their international customer service and it took me several days to even receive an order confirmation email, and I never was able to get an email response from a human. There's also a phone hotline but I was hesitant to call since I don't speak German, and really they should be able to answer an email...But, in the end, the shoes came surprisingly quickly so I can't complain too much. It took 9 business days to ship from Germany to Montana.

Onto the shoe...Bergkomfort Wanderstiefel

The Fit:

I bought them in my usual size 40, and I went with the men's. Not sure how the women's boot compares. [They live up to the toe splay c

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

I’m looking through a hand drawn shop drawing from the 50s. It’s about gusset plates for a suspension bridge. The nomenclature is so different from what I’m used to.

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments