steel-connection-designer

# Steel Connection Designer Skill ## Purpose The Steel Connection Designer Skill designs structural steel connections including bolted and welded connections per AISC 360 and AISC 341 for seismic applications. ## Capabilities - Bolted connection design per AISC 360 - Welded connection design - Moment connection design per AISC 358 - Shear tab, end plate, angle connections - Base plate and anchor rod design per AISC Design Guide 1 - Seismic connection detailing per AISC 341 - Column splice design - Bracing connection design ## Usage Guidelines ### When to Use - Designing steel connections - Verifying connection capacity - Detailing seismic connections - Evaluating existing connections ### Prerequisites - Member forces established - Member sizes selected - Connection type determined - Seismic requirements identified ### Best Practices - Consider erection requirements - Check all limit states - Detail for seismic ductility - Coordinate with fabricator ## Process Integration This skill integrates with: - Structural Steel Design - Bridge Design LRFD - Seismic Design Analysis ## Configuration ```yaml steel-connection-designer: connection-types: - shear-tab - end-plate - angle - base-plate - column-splice - bracing design-codes: - AISC-360 - AISC-341 - AISC-358 ``` ## Output Artifacts - Connection calculations - Connection details - Material summaries - Bolt and weld schedules