Engineering calculations, connection sketches and coordinated detailing support for shear, moment, bracing, splice, base-plate, truss, stair, railing and project-specific structural-steel connections.
Structural steel connections transfer shear, axial force, moment, torsion and bracing forces between beams, columns, trusses, braces, base plates and supporting elements. Their design must follow a clear load path and the governing project requirements.
Structural Drafting Group supports fabricators, contractors and engineering companies with connection calculations, design sketches, connection mapping, engineering reports and coordinated integration into structural-steel models and shop drawings.
The published legacy scope is retained and reorganized by connection function and structural load path.
Connection solutions for secondary beams framing into girders or other supporting members.
Simple gravity connections coordinated with column flanges, webs, stiffeners and adjacent framing.
Connections designed to transfer bending moment with associated shear and axial effects where required.
Horizontal and vertical bracing connections for axial tension, compression and force transfer.
Field or shop splice connections for axial, shear and moment transfer between member segments.
Column-base and equipment-support connections coordinated with concrete, grout and anchor systems.
Multi-member connections for trusses, transfer frames, space structures and concentrated load paths.
Project-specific connection support for secondary and miscellaneous structural-steel systems.
Connections developed for unusual geometry, existing structures, strengthening and project-specific constraints.
Connection design can be completed by the Engineer of Record or delegated to another qualified engineer. The documents must identify the required information and review pathway.
Defines structural framing, governing loads, design criteria, member forces, project notes, delegated-design requirements and final review authority.
Designs the assigned connections, documents assumptions and checks, prepares calculations and provides required professional approval.
Provides shop preferences, available materials, bolt and weld practices, equipment constraints, release priorities and fabrication review.
Integrates approved connection geometry into the model and drawings, coordinates interfaces and raises conflicts instead of changing design intent.
Coordinate survey, access, erection sequence, temporary support, field conditions, installation methods and authorised field changes.
A connection cannot be designed from member size alone. The design basis should identify the forces, combinations, code, materials and framing constraints.
The applicable checks depend on connection type, code, materials, geometry, loading and project-specific requirements.
Bolt shear and tension, interaction, bearing, slip where required, prying, group behaviour, hole type, spacing and edge-distance checks.
Weld strength, effective length, eccentricity, base-metal strength, access, process, inspection category and practical weld placement.
Yielding, rupture, block shear, buckling, bending, shear, net section, Whitmore section, local deformation and stability.
Web yielding, crippling, buckling, flange bending, panel-zone effects, local reinforcement, copes, HSS limit states and member interaction.
Plate bearing and bending, anchor tension and shear, interaction, welds, shear transfer, grout, concrete interface and edge conditions.
Connection eccentricity, moment from offsets, torsion, load redistribution, deformation compatibility and multi-component force transfer.
Rotation, slip, deformation, thermal or movement requirements, erection tolerance and project-specific service criteria.
Shop and field access, bolt installation, weld sequencing, inspection, galvanizing, coatings, transportation, erection and future maintenance.
The legacy page refers to calculation tables, sketches, mapping and complete reports. The output structure below preserves that useful scope.
The deliverable package should be agreed before design starts, including whether sealing or certification is required.
Documented design basis, loads, component checks, assumptions, utilisation results, references and review status.
Detail-ready sketches showing plates, bolts, welds, stiffeners, dimensions, material requirements and connection notes.
Connection marks linked to framing locations, reaction groups, design families, drawings and calculation packages.
Approved geometry integrated into the structural-steel model, shop drawings, erection drawings and fabrication information.
The calculation package and detailing package should use the same member forces, geometry, connection marks and revision status.
Complete engineering and fabrication information allows the connection concept to be selected and checked efficiently.
Outputs support engineering review, delegated-design submittals, modeling, detailing and approved fabrication documentation.
Quality review should confirm both structural adequacy and consistency between the calculation package and the fabrication drawings.
Confirm project code, method, materials, reactions, combinations, force directions, connection responsibility and current design revision.
Review connection concept, load path, equations, limit states, component capacities, assumptions, units and governing results.
Compare calculated plates, bolts, welds, stiffeners, dimensions and member requirements against the model and design sketch.
Verify calculation status, professional review, comments, changed forces, affected marks, drawing revisions and fabrication-release requirements.
The process can support an individual complex connection, a complete delegated-design package or recurring connection-engineering workloads.
Confirm assigned connections, engineering authority, code, loads, deliverables, sealing and review pathway.
Review framing, load path, reactions, geometry, fabricator preferences and connection families.
Complete component checks and prepare connection sketches, mapping and calculation reports.
Check calculations, coordinate comments and obtain required professional review or certification.
Coordinate approved geometry with the model and drawings and update affected outputs after changes.
The original page lists industrial, commercial, power, petrochemical and architectural applications. Those legitimate project categories are retained below without duplicated claims.
The legacy page references American, Canadian, British, European and other international practices. The applicable code and edition must be specified for each project.
Connection design may use the applicable AISC strength or seismic provisions, AWS welding requirements and contract-specific criteria.
Canadian connection packages should follow the specified CSA design and welding requirements together with project and fabricator standards.
Connection design should use the governing national annexes, execution requirements, material standards and project specifications.
Where assigned, use the applicable regional steel, loading, welding, anchor and construction standards stated by the project engineer.
The current indexed page references Mathcad and structural/BIM tools. The broader website identifies Tekla Structures, SDS2, AutoCAD, Revit and Advance Steel in steel workflows.
Calculation and detailing software must be configured for the governing code, materials, units, connection assumptions and fabricator standards. Automated results require engineer review, and model geometry must be checked against the approved calculation sketch.
The service connects the original page’s calculation and design scope with the current structural-steel detailing hierarchy.
Calculated plates, bolts, welds and stiffeners can be coordinated directly with the steel model and drawings.
Concepts can consider shop practices, available materials, bolt access, weld access and assembly constraints.
Loads, assumptions, checks, sketches, mapping, review status and revisions remain linked to connection marks.
Support for individual complex nodes, full delegated-design packages, miscellaneous steel and recurring workloads.
These internal links connect connection engineering with the current steel-service hierarchy.
Common questions about delegated design, loads, connection types, calculations, sealing, shop-drawing coordination and required project information.
Share the structural drawings, member reactions, load combinations, governing code, material grades, connection scope, fabricator preferences, calculation format, professional-review requirements and programme. Our team will review the appropriate connection-engineering workflow.