Shear and simple connections
Clip angles, shear tabs, and end plates detailed for the reactions on the drawings.
Services
Steel Connection Design & Detailing
Delegated connection design and detailing from one source. When design is delegated, the connection design is performed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer through our engineering partners, then detailed to AISC standards. When the engineer of record designs the connections, we detail to their design. Either way, you get one coordinated deliverable.
Connection types
Every joint, detailed to hold.
From simple shear tabs to heavy moment and bracing connections, detailed for strength, fit-up, and field bolt-up.
Moment and bracing
Moment connections, gussets, and vertical bracing detailed for load path and constructability.
Base plates and embeds
Column bases, anchor rods, and embeds coordinated with the foundation and the frame above.
Design and detailing, one source
Connection design handled in-house.
When connection design is delegated, we provide it as part of the package. The design is performed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer through our engineering partners, and detailed to the sealed calculations. You get one point of contact and a coordinated deliverable instead of managing a separate engineer. When the engineer of record designs the connections, we detail to their design.
Delegated connection design, PE-sealed
Connection detailing to AISC 360
Design and detailing coordinated in-house
RFI support and submittal coordination
Seismic detailing where the project requires it
Fewer connection RFIs
Most connection problems trace back to unclear loads or mismatched assumptions. We confirm those early, so the shop is not waiting on answers mid-fabrication.
How we work
Loads first, then clean details.
We line up the design basis before we detail, so nothing gets built on an assumption.
Establish the design basis
We pull reactions and load requirements from the contract documents and confirm whether design is by the EOR or delegated.
Design or detail to the EOR
Where design is delegated, our engineering partner performs and seals the connection design; where the engineer of record designs it, we detail to their design.
Detail to AISC
We detail every connection to AISC 360, with seismic detailing where required, ready for fabrication.
Sectors we serve
Steel across the markets we know.
Nationwide detailing for fabricators and contractors, grounded in real shop experience.
Commercial & institutional
Offices, retail, schools, hospitals, and mixed-use buildings.
Industrial, energy & plants
Process facilities, power and energy, manufacturing, and heavy industrial structures.
Misc & architectural metals
Stairs, rails, canopies, platforms, and ornamental steel.
Related services
Detailed with the rest of the frame.
Connections are only as good as the members they join. We detail both.
Questions
Common questions about this service.
Straight answers for fabricators, contractors, and project teams.
Do you design steel connections?
Yes, when the design is delegated. The connection design is performed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer through our engineering partners, and delivered together with the detailing as one package. When the engineer of record designs the connections, we detail to their design.
What connection types do you handle?
Shear and simple connections, moment connections, bracing and gussets, and column base plates and embeds.
What standards do you work to?
We detail connections to AISC 360, with seismic detailing where the project requires it.
How do you reduce connection RFIs?
We confirm loads and design assumptions from the contract documents early, so questions get resolved before fabrication rather than in the middle of it.
What do you need from us to start?
The contract drawings, the connection design or the design reactions and load requirements, and any delegated-design requirements. We confirm scope and schedule up front.
Ready to move your project forward?
Send the drawings and scope. We will confirm the work and a realistic schedule, then get you build-ready.