Fastrak Connection Design
"The software to use for Joints in Steel Construction & Moment Connections"
Simple Connection Design
Design of simple connections to the BCSA/SCI design guide.
- Beam to beam single and double sided
- Beam to column web and column flange
- End plate, fin plate or angle cleats
- Automatic check of whole floors or complete buildings within Fastrak Building Designer
- Automatically apply the tying force checks required for disproportionate collapse
Moment Connection Design
- Portal frame eaves connection design
- Portal frame moment connection design
- Rigid frame connections
- Bolts
- End plates
- Wide range of stiffeners
- Local stanchion and rafter checks
- Local haunch sections checks
- Local tension and compression checks
- All relevant welds
- Fully integrated with Portal Frame and Building Designer
Column Base Design
The software caters for the design of pinned or moment base conditions. Stiffeners may be added to facilitate the effective design.
- Simple and moment base plate design
- Design of concrete pad foundation included
- Fully integrated with Fastrak Building Designer
Hollow Section Connection Design
The following configurations are covered in the current release:
Hollow Section Chords
- Y connection {a T connection is checked as a Y connection with the angle between the brace and the chord set to 90 degrees}
- X connection
- K connection
- KT connection
I or H Section Chords
- Y connection {a T connection is checked as a Y connection with the angle between the brace and the chord set to 90 degress}
- X connection
- K connection
All calculations are in accordance with the relevant sections of
Simple connection
beam beam
Simple connection
beam column
Moment connection
column beam
Moment connection detail
Moment connection
eaves beam
Simple column base design
Moment base design
Connection suite integration
Hollow section connection
X Connection - I Section Chord
K Connection - I Section Chord
KT Connection - Hollow Chord
