Prequalified connections

Discover how IDEA StatiCa aligns with the AISC codes for prequalified connections in a collaborative study alongside The Ohio State University.

Verification project

Five connection types were created and examined against baseline calculations and experimental data.
Design checks were performed according to AISC 341 (2016), AISC 358 (2016), and AISC 360 (2016).
Moment capacities and failure modes were modeled and analyzed in IDEA StatiCa.
Moment rotation analysis was performed in IDEA StatiCa and compared with the experimental data.
IDEA StatiCa results compared with a traditional FEA approach (ABAQUS model).
The results obtained from the experiments, AISC design calculations, IDEA StatiCa, and ABAQUS were compared and evaluated.