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
yaml
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