EURO CONNECTIONS 5.0

ArCADia EuroConnections is a collection of programs for steel connections design that allows you to design and verify the capacity of typical uniplanar frames & lattice connections in steel structures according to the PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard.

Features

Welded or bolted connections in various joint types. Possibility to create a model for a rigid, semi-rigid or nominally pinned joint. Various additional connection components can be used, depending on the specific connection type: side plate, fin plate, flange cover plate, landing cleat, end plate, base plate, stiffener plate, haunch, shear nib, gusset plate, etc. The program operates as a standalone mode, or as a design module for steel connection calculations in the ArCADia-RAMA program. The program creates a bill of materials for connectors and other components used in the connection. The program creates an advanced and dynamic sketch of the designed connection model, which can also be saved to an editable file in the DXF format. Reports with the verification result in the RTF or PDF format can be created in four different detailed levels with the option of customizing their scope by the user.

Supported Connections SIMPLE group: BEAM-TO-GIRDER simple connection +DXF BEAM-TO-COLUMN simple connection +DXF BEAM SPLICE connection +DXF END PLATE group: BEAM-TO-COLUMN END PLATE connection +DXF BEAM-TO-BEAM END PLATE connection +DXF TRUSSES group: TRUSS GUSSET PLATE connection +DXF WELDED TUBULAR TRUSS node +DXF BASE PLATE group: I-BEAM COLUMN BASE +DXF DOUBLE-BRANCH COLUMN BASE +DXF RECTANGULAR HOLLOW SECTION COLUMN BASE +DXF CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION COLUMN BASE +DXF

Simple connection group

• BEAM-TO-GIRDER simple connection + DXF - Design module for a beam-to-girder simple connections according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  EuroConnections BEAM-TO-GIRDER simple connection, welded or bolted, verification for sets of uniplanar internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  The algorithm for verification of a connection in which both main members are connected via a fin plate or a girder web stiffener. The connection is one-sided (for one beam from one side of the girder), with various possible configurations.
  
• BEAM-TO-BEAM END PLATE connection + DXF - Design module for a beam-to-beam end plate connections according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type BEAM-TO-BEAM END PLATE connection, with plate stiffeners and haunches, bolted joint, verification for set of uniplanar internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  The algorithm for verification of a connection in which two I-beam section beams (eg. girder) are connected using end plates attached to each of them, with various possible configurations.
  
• BEAM SPLICE connection + DXF - Design module for a beam splice connections according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type BEAM SPLICE with web splice plates and flange cover plates, welded or bolted, verification for sets of uniplanar internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  The algorithm for verification of a connection in which both main members are connected via a beam web side plates and possibly beam flanges cover plates, with various possible configurations.
  
  

End plate connection group

• BEAM-TO-COLUMN END PLATE connection + DXF - Design module for a beam-to-column end plate connections according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type BEAM-TO-COLUMN END PLATE connection, with plate stiffeners and haunches, welded or bolted, verification for sets of uniplanar internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  The algorithm for verification of a connection in which both main members are connected via the end plate or by means of direct welding. The connection is one-sided (for one beam from one side of the column), with various possible configurations.
• BEAM-TO-BEAM END PLATE connection + DXF - Design module for a beam-to-beam end plate connections according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type BEAM-TO-BEAM END PLATE connection, with plate stiffeners and haunches, bolted joint, verification for set of uniplanar internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  The algorithm for verification of a connection in which two I-beam section beams (eg. girder) are connected using end plates attached to each of them, with various possible configurations.
  
  

Trusses connection group

• TRUSS GUSSET PLATE connection + DXF - Design module for a truss gusset plate connections according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type TRUSS GUSSET PLATE connection, welded or bolted, verification for sets of uniplanar internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  
• WELDED TUBULAR TRUSS node + DXF - Design module for a welded tubular truss node according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type WELDED TUBULAR TRUSS node, of rectangular hollow sections, verification for sets of uniplanar internal forces in cross-section, or the full bearing capacity of members.
  
  

Base plate connection group

• I-BEAM COLUMN BASE + DXF - Design module for an I-beam column base subjected to biaxial loading conditions according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type I-BEAM COLUMN BASE, fixed or pinned, for I-beam column sections, verification for sets of spatial internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of column cross-section.
  
• DOUBLE-BRANCH COLUMN BASE + DXF - Design module for a double-branch column base subjected to biaxial loading conditions according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with a DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type DOUBLE-BRANCH COLUMN BASE, fixed or pinned, for build-up column sections composed of doubled I-beams or doubled C-sections, verification for sets of spatial internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of column cross-section.
  
• RECTANGULAR HOLLOW SECTION COLUMN BASE + DXF - Design module for a rectangular hollow section column base subjected to biaxial loading conditions according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type RECTANGULAR HOLLOW SECTION COLUMN BASE, fixed or pinned, for rectangular tubular column sections, verification for sets of spatial internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of column cross-section.
• CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION COLUMN BASE + DXF - Design module for a circular hollow section column base subjected to biaxial loading conditions according to PN-EN 1993-1-8:2006 standard, with DXF drawing generation function.
  Connection type CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION COLUMN BASE, fixed or pinned, for rectangular tubular column sections, verification for sets of spatial internal forces, or the full bearing capacity of column cross-section.