Steel Connection Designer Skill

Purpose

The Steel Connection Designer Skill designs structural steel connections including bolted and welded connections per AISC 360 and AISC 341 for seismic applications.

Capabilities

• Bolted connection design per AISC 360
• Welded connection design
• Moment connection design per AISC 358
• Shear tab, end plate, angle connections
• Base plate and anchor rod design per AISC Design Guide 1
• Seismic connection detailing per AISC 341
• Column splice design
• Bracing connection design

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

• Designing steel connections
• Verifying connection capacity
• Detailing seismic connections
• Evaluating existing connections

Prerequisites

• Member forces established
• Member sizes selected
• Connection type determined
• Seismic requirements identified

Best Practices

• Consider erection requirements
• Check all limit states
• Detail for seismic ductility
• Coordinate with fabricator

Process Integration

This skill integrates with:

• Structural Steel Design
• Bridge Design LRFD
• Seismic Design Analysis

Configuration

steel-connection-designer:
  connection-types:
    - shear-tab
    - end-plate
    - angle
    - base-plate
    - column-splice
    - bracing
  design-codes:
    - AISC-360
    - AISC-341
    - AISC-358

Output Artifacts

• Connection calculations
• Connection details
• Material summaries
• Bolt and weld schedules