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Perform the structural design of any steel connection or member, in minutes

Be safe, save time, optimize

Perform accurate steel connection and member design of any complexity. From welded and bolted structural steel connections to base plates, refine your connection and member designs by leveraging:

  • Intuitive design of any simple-to-complex steel connection 
  • 2D/3D, CHS/HSS steel connections pass/fail results according to AISC, EN, etc. 
  • 250+ templates, including parametric, and 10,000+ connection configurations 
  • The application of any axial, shear, and moment connection loading
  • Detailed reporting, including stiffness, seismicity, and buckling 
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STEEL CONNECTION DESIGN OF ANY COMPLEXITY

No matter their complexity, the IDEA StatiCa Connection application lets you safely analyze and design all necessary connections and steel connection details, fast, and generate a comprehensive report to prove it to everybody else. 

Solution for steel connection design
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SAFELY DESIGN ANY STEEL MEMBER

Is solving critical safety issues such as stability and buckling a struggle? Using the IDEA StatiCa Member application, you can enjoy efficient, fast, and accurate member design, and: 

  • Analyze and design any steel frame, beam, and column safely and quickly 
  • Avoid estimating buckling lengths, and understand strut stability, torsion, and deplanation 
  • Provide a clear and comprehensive design report for every critical steel member in PDF or docx 
SOLUTION FOR ASSESSING CRITICAL MEMBERS
SAFELY DESIGN ANY STEEL *MEMBER*

FOR ALL YOUR PROJECTS

Base plate and anchor bolts
Base plate and anchor bolts
Beam to column connections
Beam to column connections
Spacial welded HSS connections
Spacial welded HSS connections
Steel-to-timber connections
Steel-to-timber connections
3D loaded steel connections
3D loaded steel connections
HSS Bracing Connection and Trusses
HSS Bracing Connection and Trusses
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Case studies

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26-Story Office Tower Transformation Project
Columbus, Ohio | United States
The Continental Center Building conversion required extensive modifications to floor beams for new mechanical systems, with web openings that fell outside standard AISC design guidelines. IMEG's engineering team turned to advanced computational analysis to solve this complex structural puzzle, employing IDEA StatiCa's detailed stress modeling to develop precise reinforcement strategies for beam penetrations that fell outside traditional
prescriptive methods.
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Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport drive-through canopy
10018 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205 | United States
At the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, a drive-thru plane canopy is designed with resistance to wind up to 155 mph.
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Life Science Research building in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, USA | United States
This project is a 17-story tower characterized by its unique teardrop-shaped footprint with six curved sides. Designed to house a variety of functions, the building includes parking facilities, spacious lobby areas, a lecture hall, conference rooms, and last but not least, wet bench research laboratories.
Connection calculation
Natural Gas Plant
Las Vegas, US | United States
The interoperability between structural engineering tools plays a key role in the success of infrastructure projects. In the following case, IDEA StatiCa and Checkbot helped CSF Consulting to save 900-man hours.

Checkbot worked as a translator to communicate between STAAD.Pro and IDEA StatiCa connection, transferring hundreds of nodes and thousands of load combinations, avoiding any load input errors. The structural design process started in STAAD.Pro, where the global structure was analyzed and designed. Using the Checkbot app within STAAD, the entire structure can be imported into Checkbot. Finally, IDEA StatiCa will open every node with the geometry and load combinations where the connection can be modeled and designed.

The following article shows how CSF Consulting took advantage of the interoperability in a Natural Gas plant structural design.
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The Queen's Wharf Skydeck
Brisbane, Australia | Australia
The Queen's Wharf Skydeck was designed to become the must-see destination for those seeking spectacular views of Brisbane. Perched 100 meters above the Brisbane River, upon completion, the Skydeck will provide an open-air observation deck and public realm between the towers of the Queen's Wharf Development, offering panoramas of the river, South Bank Parklands and city skyline.
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Welded Metal Building Connections
Wichita, Kansas | United States
Learn how Flint Engineering designed moment connections for a metal building project in Wichita, Kansas.
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Photovoltaic canopy steel structure, California
Napa County, California | United States
By leveraging IDEA StatiCa, KPFF Consulting Engineers successfully designed a photovoltaic canopy structure for the Napa Valley Transit Authority that not only met their sustainability goals but also adhered to rigorous engineering standards, ensuring safety and durability for years to come. This project stands as a testament to the effectiveness of integrating advanced engineering software with innovative design solutions in achieving sustainable infrastructure development.
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Horizon cruise terminal
Southampton | United Kingdom
Designing the UK’s first plug-in shore-side cruise ship terminal, the British company REIDsteel used IDEA StatiCa for detailed connections analysis. Automatic calculation of hundreds of steel-to-steel and steel-to-glulam connections enabled REIDsteel to quickly assess both rigidity and cost of each connection type and suggest the most effective designs, saving their client time and money.
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HSS Steel Tree Sculpture
Snellville, Georgia | United States
Stability Engineering, a leading structural engineering firm in Georgia, USA, used IDEA StatiCa to design a steel tree-like structure of HSS connections that were outside the code's applicability limits.
Family home in Massachusetts
Family home in Massachusetts
Martha’s Vineyard island | United States
CRAFT Engineering Studio worked closely with Selldorf Architects on this single-family residence.
The project consists of three different buildings – the main house, garage, and pool house.
With an open architectural design and unpropped balcony, the two-story building of the main house sits on a steep bluff overlooking the ocean, exposing it to high winds and introducing numerous challenges in terms of the structural design of the vertical and lateral load resisting systems.
Originally conceived in steel, both the client and architect wished to move to a predominantly wood solution.
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Glass roof topping
Amsterdam | Netherlands
The former Diamant fair (De Diamantbeurs) in Amsterdam, from now on Capital C, has been restored to its old glory after a radical renovation. This national monument has not only been returned to its original shape, but it has now also a new special roof topping made from glass and steel. A design by well-known architectural office ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architects, structural design by Octatube.