Five wrap-around gusset plates were modeled to determine their behavior under tension loads. The gusset plates were modeled with geometry and material properties matching experimental specimens tested previously. The behavior of the finite element models closely resembled that of the specimens. The stresses within the plates indicated that the brace load is resisted primarily by flexure in the gusset legs. The flexural stresses were largest at the edges of the gusset legs near the reentrant corner. In the early stages of loading the load versus in-plane deflection behavior was linear. The maximum out-ofplane deformation was at the reentrant corner. The out-of-plane deformations were accompanied by twist of the gusset plate legs, indicating a lateral-torsional buckling failure. The deformed shapes as well as the yield and ultimate loads compared well with the experimental results.
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