The “Steel Joints” add-on uses the standard EN 1993‑1‑8 (Eurocode 3, including National Annexes) as well as the American standard ANSI/AISC 360‑22 for the design of steel connections. Further standards will follow.
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Design of Steel Connections According to International Standards
Currently Supported Standards in "Steel Joints" Add-on
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![Steel Joints for RFEM 6](/en/webimage/047670/3727877/graphic_output_(2).png?mw=400&hash=3145b148921d52f0f0d5df04b4aaa44675fd0212)
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![Steel Connection Rigidity and Its Influence on Structural Design](/en/webimage/051432/3972404/Rigidity-caseA.png?mw=512&hash=3be64e68ab2956fd2b92f0afa1559b3a8c72b468)
![KB 001853 | Initial Stiffness Analysis in Steel Joints](/en/webimage/042196/3554460/01-en.png?mw=512&hash=65e98cfe859ce35a3e3e9da47a0ef9335401520e)
![Supporting Structure](/en/webimage/040038/3505659/1_Tragkonstruktion.jpg?mw=512&hash=b2147bfe692511de7b1da8159becc11136d10522)
![Running Steel Joint Design](/en/webimage/030019/3272843/7_calculaiton.png?mw=512&hash=d4da9e78f2ced1add1ae39c3756578cd5568ddcd)
![Feature 002851 | Relative placement of objects](/en/webimage/051664/3996295/2.png?mw=512&hash=495637ed9f78ff76e0ac09e73585e9001cb15ebb)
In the Steel Joint add-on, you can arrange objects with a relative reference to other objects.
![Add-on "Steel Joints for RFEM 6" | Component Library](/en/webimage/043097/3898884/steel_joints_components.png?mw=512&hash=e4f835906155863fc7019d5043b22e553dc766f9)
- Numerous component types, such as base and end plates, web angles, fin plates, gusset plates, stiffeners, tapers, or ribs for easy input of typical connection situations
- Universally applicable basic components (such as plates, welds, bolts, auxiliary planes) for modeling complex connection situations
- Graphical display of the connection geometry with dynamic updating during the input
- Wide range of cross-section shapes: I-sections, U-sections, angles, T-sections, hollow sections, built-up cross-sections and thin-walled sections
- Library in Dlubal Center with program template connections as well as user-defined templates
- Automatic adaptation of the connection geometry based on the relative arrangement of the components to each other – even in case of subsequent editing of the structural components
![Feature 002841 | Component "Stub"](/en/webimage/051229/3952563/Stummel.png?mw=512&hash=2b87f781933bb351e063b4ad912f355ec4c57a02)
The "Stub" component is available to you in the Steel Joints add-on. It allows you to extend a member using a purlin joint with another member (stub) and to connect it to a reference component.
![Feature 002831 | Rib Pattern](/en/webimage/050989/3931834/1.png?mw=512&hash=9d7f6c198b6d4ae6ee8f2fa8bca75f85579e14c9)
In the Steel Joint add-on, you can define several ribs at the same time on one member or plate. The distribution can be carried out according to an orthogonal and a polar pattern.