Joist Girder Moment Connection Design Tools

These design tools have been developed by the Steel Joist Institute to assist the structural engineer of record, the connection designer, and the steel fabricator with the complex task of designing appropriate connections between Joist Girders and columns. The tools can be utilized for wide flange and HSS columns and includes reference manual and design spreadsheet including strong and weak axis of wide flange columns, HSS columns – top and knife plates, and wide flange -columns knife plates.