PowerConnect Presentation

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Connection design analysismade easy with

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PowerConnect

Easy, intuitive model set-up

Visual navigation through connection typesodel

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Easy, intuitive

model set-up

Powered

by OpenGL®odel

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Easy, intuitive

model set-up

Direct editing

of connection

elementsodel

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Easy, intuitive

model set-up

Easy addition

of stiffening

elementsodel

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Easy, intuitive

model set-up

Straightforward

load

case definitionodel

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PowerConnect

Broad

range of standard

connection

types

Moment connections

-

single-

& double-sided

beam

to

column flange

-

welded

(with

or

without haunch)

-

bolted

end plate

(with

or

without haunch)

-

single-sided

beam

to

column web-

welded

(w or

w/o haunch)

-

bolted

end plate

(w or

w/o haunch)

-

beam

splices

-

column bases

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PowerConnect

Broad

range of standard

connection

types

Shear

connections

-

single-

& double-sided

beam

to

column flange

-

single-

& double-sided

beam

to

column web

-

single-

& double-sided

beam

to

beam

web

with

-

flexible

end plate

-

bolted

angle

cleats

-

fin plate

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Broad

range of standard

connection

types

Hollow

structural

section

connections

-

T

-

Y/T

-

X

-

DY

-

N

-

K/N

-

KT

-

DK-

T/T

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PowerConnect

Customizable

libraries

Steel section

library

with

US, UK, Indian

&European

sections

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Customizable

libraries

Material

library

with

steel & concrete gradesodel

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Customizable

libraries

Bolts

& anchor

bolts

libraryodel

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Flexible

modeling

capabilities

Parametric

definition

of connection

elementsodel

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PowerConnect

Flexible

modeling

capabilities

User-defined

defaults

for

connection

elementsodel

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PowerConnect

Flexible

modeling

capabilities

User-controlled

units for

modeling

& reportingodel

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PowerConnect

Extremely

fast

design analysis

Direct feedback to

user on

connection

designYES or

NO)

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Extremely

fast

design analysis

Identification

of critical

connection

elementsModel

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Extremely

fast

design analysis

Evaluation

bilinear

connection

stiffness

diagramModel

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Extremely

fast

design analysis

Optimisation

of connection

designModel

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Flexible, to-the-point

reporting

manager

Report manager with

preview & RTF functionModel

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reporting

manager

All-in-one

summary

drawing

of connectionModel

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reporting

manager

Customizable

report lay-out with

logoModel

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reporting

manager

Detail drawings

of connection

elementsModel

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reporting

manager

Export of global

& element drawings

to

CADthrough

DXF

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A structural

engineer’sbest choice

!

PowerConnect

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