VAConnect
Steel and wood connections with base plates and anchorage
Your job will be much easier with VAConnect helping you design steel and wood connections. Run this tool alone or with imported loads and members from VisualAnalysis, VisualFoundation or ConcreteBending. Download the free trial and solve your next problem on us.
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Steel Connections
Design per specifications: AISC 360 & ACI 318.
- Column Base Plate w/Anchorage
- Column Splice
- Beam Shear Tab
- Beam Shear Double Angle Bolted
- Beam Shear Double Angle Bolted Welded
- Beam Shear Double Angle Welded
- Beam Shear Double Angle Welded Bolted
- Beam Moment Welded Flange Plate
- Beam Moment Bolted Flange Plate
- Beam Moment Bolted End Plate
- Beam over HSS Column
Wood Connections
Wood bolted shear connection and wood fastener withdrawal connection. Design checks per NDS.
- Includes adjustment factors
- Connection yield modes
- Net section tension
- Fastener row and group tear-out
- Handles lag screws, wood screws, and nails
- Fastener head pull-through
- Wood or steel side members
Shear Connections
Design shear connections for beam-to-column or beam-to-girder with I-beam or channel members.
- Eccentric bolt group and weld group checks (ICR method)
- Interaction of shear and axial forces
- I-shape or channel beams
- Coped beam checks for yield, buckling, and rupture
Moment Connections
Design bolted or welded flange plate beam connections. Also does bolted end plate connections.
- Beam moment connection
- Options for weld types
- Yield line theory from AISC Design Guide 4
Base Plates & Anchorage
AISC Design Guide 1 or finite element analysis with biaxial bending. Concrete and anchorage checks.
- Checks per AISC 360 and ACI 318
- Column: I-beam, HSS, pipe, rectangular or round
- Plate bending and bolt or anchor checks
- Concrete bearing checks
- Specify reinforcing to prevent breakout
Integrated with 
Eliminate tedium and error-prone bookkeeping by importing load sets from VisualAnalysis, VisualFoundation, or ConcreteBending.
- All limit states checked
- Design multiple connections as one group
- Detail checks (e.g. spacing, fit...)
- Integrated with VisualAnalysis with automated demand bookkeeping
- Integrated base plates for VF or CB
Transparent Reports TM
Get hand-calculation type reports showing limit states with equations and code references. All limit state checks are shown.
- Instant status (pass/fail)
- Drill-down to intermediate values
- One-page summary report
- Customize report details
Simplified Input
Point and click editing of models. Visualize your changes with clear graphics. Flexible units and expression input with built-in error checking.
- Shape/material database
- Easy shape, bolt, weld data
- Built-in load combinations
- Envelope multiple connections in your structure
VAConnect Specifications
See the online User's Guide for complete information regarding the limit-states checked. Included there are quick-start training videos to get you up and running.
Building Codes & Material Specifications
- Steel checks per AISC 360 LRFD
- Bolted end plate per AISC Steel Construction Manual part 12
- Base plate per AISC Design Guide 1 (or automated Finite Element Analysis)
- Bolted end plate per AISC Design Guide 4
- Concrete and anchorage checks per ACI 318
- Wood checks per NDS
- Load combinations per IBC, ASCE 7, NBC, or customizable
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One Page Summary
Custom with Equations
Custom, Sketches & Tables
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