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  • Joint structure using a gusset plate, a building using the joint structure and a method of assembling or reinforcing a building
    Patent number: 7703244
    Abstract: A joint structure includes a splice plate and a gusset plate, which can prevent out-of-plane buckling of the gusset plate without the necessity of welding a stiffening rib plate thereon. The joint structure includes a gusset plate and at least one splice plate connected to the gusset plate. Each of the splice plates is constructed from section steel having a non-rectangular cross-section. The joint structure can be used in a building during assembly of the building or for reinforcement of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Suzuki, Yasushi Maeda, Tooru Takeuchi