Steel Connections

 Structural Engineering Spreadsheet

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Shear and Tying Resistance of End Plates

http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/FlexEndPlateDesigner

Steel grade

Beam size

Plate thickness and width

Bolt rows

Bolt distances

Bolt shear resistance

Bearing resistance

Group bolt resistance

End plate shear resistance

Weld resistance

Beam web shear resistance

Tying resistance of bolt, end plate, beam web, and weld

BS EN 1993-1-8

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Base Plate Design

​http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/BasePlateDesigner

Column size

Concrete grade

Baseplate size

Steel grade

​Thickness of plate

Axial resistance

​Max plate cantilever

BS EN 1993-1-1

Only applies to UKB, UKC, or hollow sections

Vertical Shear and Tying Resistance of Fin Plates

http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/FinPlateDesigner

Steel grade

Beam size

Plate thickness

Bolt rows

Bolt distances

Bolt shear resistance

Bolt bearing resistance in fit plate and beam web

Beam web shear resistance

Fin plate shear resistance

Bearing resistance

Tension resistance

​Weld resistance

BS EN 1993-1-8

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Compression resistance of gusset plates

http://bcsatools.steel-sci.org/GussetPlateDesigner/GussetPlateTool.html

Steel grade

Setting out (bracing angle)

Bolt distances

Tab and gusset plate geometry properties

Bolt resistance

Gusset plate resistasnce

Tab plate resistance

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Gusset plates for use of diagonal bracing

 

 

Can input one edge gusset plate (for roof bracing) or two edges (bracing at beam-to-column connection)

Design of weld groups according to shear, bending, and torsion

http://www.technouk.com/Programs/WeldCalc20141217-.zip

​Applied moment

Weld group geometry

Applied axial load

​Design strength

Strength check

Centroid of weld group

Stress and force results of weld lengths

Load eccentricity moments at centroid

Resultant moments to weld group

Weld coordinates

BS 5950-1:2000

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Design of bolts and welds

http://www.technouk.com/Programs/Fasten449000527-.zip

Bolt heads

Shear plane position

Bolt grade

​Grade of connected part

Table that has tension capacity, shear capacity, bearing capacity of respective bolt diameters

 

High strength friction grip bolts under specified slip factor

 

Combined tension and shear capacity for each bolt diameter

 

​Table of capacities of fillet welds

BS 449: Part 2

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