Gusset plate - what's the big deal?

06.01.2025

They are with us for centuries and if you're not a structural engineer, you will never notice them.

And it's OK, they should be made like this – inconspicuous, modest but unshakably safe.

When you need to create a gusset plate connection very quickly, what will you do? You just add a rectangle piece of sheet metal to the main beam and connect the secondary member to this plate. And it's done. So, what's the big deal?

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