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Bracket plate design to AISC 360-22

Bracket plates on a column flange, bolted or welded.

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What you get

From the loads to a finished bracket plate

The applicable limit states, checked

Strength and detailing checks to AISC 360-22 and the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual, each with its ratio, the clause or equation it comes from, and the governing case. Results update as you type.

Drawings to scale

Elevations, plans and sections with bolts, weld symbols and dimensions, on a drawing sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.

A calculation report a reviewer can follow

Inputs, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF. See a sample report.

LRFD or ASD, US or SI

Switch the design method and the units at any time; the drawings and the report follow. Auto-design proposes a layout you can fine-tune.

Verification

How the bracket plate is tested

2published examples and benchmarks
90individual checks compared
86match the published values
4documented differences, each explained

Against the AISC Design Examples and Design Guides, in LRFD and ASD, on every change. The method and every documented difference.

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