steelTOOLS

Download. Upload. Share.

MISCELLANEOUS

Tool Name Description Download Developer Date
Added
Download
Count
11x17 Sketch Sheet For the non Cad users, using excel drawing tools you can draft/sketch details.

The password ' _Pa55word ' may be used to unlock spreadsheets.


Phillip Rennie

2018 07

A Standard Connection Sheet for Steel Projects When I had my own structural engineering firm, I engaged a "LEAN consultant" to improve my business practice. I estimated I gained 30% productivity increase in my staff. One of the outcomes was development of a set of standard drawings similar to what every structural consultant has...yet I was still able to gain further productivity increases. One of the detailers I worked on a project with suggested that this set of connection standards could be used to "set up" Tekla parametrically for all my work. That comment was confirmation that my "LEAN thinking" and approach could improve the delivery process and save an owner money. 

2018 07

Blank Calculation Template Some of the layout is based on ideas originated and/or presented by Robert Mote, P. Eng. See details of the Mote Method here: https://www.motagg.com
David Cheramie

2018 07

BRGPLT13 Beam bearing plate design / analysis per AISC 13th Edition (ASD). I based this program from Alex Tomanovich's BRGPLT spreadsheet, but updated it to the 13th Edition.
Alex Tomanovich

2018 07

Compabloc Foundation Design Detail Material Take Off Design a compabloc foundation, (they are like exchangers but simpler), it will work in both Metric and English units.

The password ' _Pa55word ' may be used to unlock spreadsheets.


Phillip Rennie

2018 07

CONVCALC "CONVCALC" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of facilitating the adding and subtracting of numbers (dimensions) represented in English "ft.-in. & fraction" format, as well as converting those numbers to Metric (millimeter) equivalents. Also included are some miscellaneous English/Metric conversions pertaining specifically to mass, force, and unit length or area.
Alex Tomanovich

2019 09

Cover Sheets and Design Data Sheets The General info required at the start of any good calculations. This spreadsheet is a variant of the Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Group (any geometry) Coefficient C Calculator' I previously posted here on Steel Tools. The spreadsheet has the following input/features: 1.) Any number of bolts can be specified. 2.) Bolt coordinates may be specified, thus allowing formation of bolt group of any geometry or arrangement. 3.) Load eccentricity and rotation can be specified. Spreadsheet Output: The spreadsheet, as usual, calculates the C coefficient of a bolt group but this time it includes the following: 1.) Location of the INTANTANEOUS CENTER (I.C.) of rotation. 2.) Tabulated calculation of bolt stresses showing how the value of coefficient C is arrived at. 3.) With the I.C. determined, the spreadsheet also shows that the three equations of in-plane static equilibrium (ΣFx=0, ΣFy=0, ΣM=0) for bolt group have been satisfied --- thus, providing the PROOF that the value of coefficient C returned by the spreadsheet is correct.
Redempto Legaspi Jr

2018 07

English Unit Conversion Conversion calculator for english units

2018 07

Excel to Word Export Example This is a pdf example of exporting Excel spreadsheets to Word. Conventional practice is to page break Excel worksheets to fixed headers. All corporate headings and formats are in a prepared and approved Word template used as a scrapbook to collect and collate information from a variety of sources. The workbook is free of headers and format constraints so that modifcations and more details can be added to the worksheet. 
Robert T Mote

2018 07

Fee Inches Add and Subtract Does running totals, addition, subtraction, multiplication, input feet, inches, decimals feet, pretty much free-form. Other tabs help with interpolation from tables, select cheaper steel section based on price brackets, required anchor bolt projections, and some general everyday structural tools.
Mubeen A. Cutchi

2018 07

Finite Element Analysis for 2D frames for Apache/Libre Office GPL licensed template for static analysis of plane frames. It supports most of type of loading, combinations, transferring data into another free structural program (Wosink Framework 2D), user functions for custom post-processing of results and able to show stiffness matrix and load matrix for FEM . Has free units system (units should be compatible like in case of theoretical formulas, for example "inches, pounds, psi", etc). Requires to allow macros before using it. Hosted at https://sourceforge.net/projects/calc4fem/ 
Leonid Alifanov

2018 07

FloorVibe Demo - An updated version of FloorVibe is now available online at: https://www.floorvibe.com/ Due to extreme age, the version which was previously available here has been removed.
Ron Zieman

2018 07

Foot-Inch Calculator and Geometry Foot/inch calculator and geometry solvers

2018 07

Lifting Lug Stress Design (ASD) Design Checks lift lug sizes for 4 point lifts.

The password ' _Pa55word ' may be used to unlock spreadsheets.


Phillip Rennie

2018 07

Material Take Off Rev 0.2 Cut paste and add the approprate cells, to form a clean clear MTO.

The password ' _Pa55word ' may be used to unlock spreadsheets.


Phillip Rennie

2018 07

Profile Nesting by Saccuan's Lab Nesting algorithms are used to make the most efficient use of material or space by evaluating many different possible combinations via recursion. Linear (1-dimensional): The simplest of the algorithms illustrated here. For an existing set there is only one position where a new cut can be placed – at the end of the last cut. Validation of a combination involves a simple Stock - Yield - Kerf = Scrap calculation. 
John C. Saccuan

2018 07

Pump Foundation Sizes and MTO Spreadsheet to size and provide estimate MTO's for pump foundations, with typical drawing. For both English and Metric units.

The password ' _Pa55word ' may be used to unlock spreadsheets.


Phillip Rennie

2018 07

Smath Studio - A Free Mathcad Alternative SMath Studio is a freeware mathematical notebook program with 'paper'-like interface similar to Mathcad. It has an ability to work with systems, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, infinities and fractions. You can download the latest version here: https://en.smath.info/
Rajed R Maglinte

2018 07

STAAD Design Parameter Tool This Excel will Give you DJ1 - DJ2 & LY LZ For Staad File.
Ajay Arode

2018 12

STAAD Add-On Adds DJ1,DJ2, LY, LZ UNB, UNT to STAAD file.
Martin Anderson

2018 07

Steel Bending and Sprial Bending Calculators Available Online - Albina Co., Inc. offers custom bending calculators (https://www.albinaco.com/calculators/bending-calculators) designed to assist customers with required bending calculations, and to provide bending tolerances and tangent material requirements needed to accurately bid a job. In addition to the general bending calculators, Albina also offers a Spiral Math Calculator (https://www.albinaco.com/calculators/spiral-calculator) to allow customers to enter known data for spiral stringers, automatically calculate Degree of Pitch and Arc Length, and save the calculated information in their files for future reference or submit a report directly to Albina Co., Inc. for a quote!
Brian Smith

2018 07

Steel Construction Cost Estimate Workbook I have developed and currently use a series of Excel spreadsheets with built in formulas for estimating structural steel erection, miscellaneous-steel work activities, steel decking and siding installation, rebar placement, pre-engineered building erection/assembly and for pricing contract change orders. These spreadsheets are all in a single Excel file that also functions, after a project is contracted, as a job management system that calculates the project’s “as earned” values. I have put these Excel workbooks online and invite you to download them for a 3 week FREE trial period. Try this fully functional workbook at no cost and see for yourself how much simpler and faster estimating steel construction can be. Compared to the old pencil and paper method I can do in a couple hours what used to take all day; the more familiar you become with the Excel functions the quicker your cost estimates will be. You will enjoy the way your take-offs can be edited or tweaked or massaged again and again, as needed to generate a lump-sum-price that you are completely satisfied with. Also, see how these same take-off work-sheets can become a perfectly accurate “Earned Values Management System” by simply marking any portion of your take-off as complete or a percent complete. To download the free trial version go to: https://www.bidstructuralsteelonline.com/download.html 
Gordon L. Woods

2018 07

SteelVis - CIS/2 to VRML and IFC Translator - SteelVis lets you visualize the contents of a CIS/2 (CIMsteel Integration Standards) file. CIS/2 files are exported and imported by many steel software packages. You can also translate a CIS/2 file into an IFC file that can be imported to many BIM packages. https://go.usa.gov/s8fm
Robert Lipman

2018 07

Structure3D, a unique 3D software for structural engineering design - With Structure3D: Build 3D model for steel structure Cut 2D drawings (plans, elevations, details) from 3D model Export to a DXF file for AutoCAD Export to STAAD Pro/RISA-3D/S-Frame-3D (free) Import from STAAD Pro/RISA-3D/S-Frame-3D (free) Engineers don't need draw sketches by hand.
Amy Sun

2018 07

Two-Way Plate Tool This is a tool for two-way plate analysis, which is built with finite element analysis (bilinear Mindlin bending plate element). you can get values at all points and contours of moments, shears, and deflections. Please go to https://www.webcivil.com/twplate2.aspx 
Kai Chen

2018 07

2D_Finite_Element_Analysis A basic 2D finite element analysis spreadsheet with a graphic user interface. Model 2D structures and add various types of loads, supports, member end releases, and load combinations. Once analyzed the program reports member forces, joint displacements, and reactions. Shear, moment, and axial load diagrams can be plotted. A help file has been created to aid you in using the program. This is a beta version. While it is believed to work correctly, bugs may still exist in the program. Please use engineering judgement when using this program.
D. Craig Brinck

2018 07

DESIGN_OF_PURLINS_REVISED_2005 Design of purlins, includes Filipino sections

2018 07

Fabrication_Aids_for_Girders_Curved_with_V_Heats To provide steel fabricators with assistance in making proper decisions regarding heat curving of steel girders, U.S. Steel developed fabrication aids in the form of charts that relate temperature, radius of curvature, girder geometry and support conditions. This document presents fabrication aids for Girders Curved with V-Heats. A companion document deals with Continuously Heat-Curved Girders.
William F McEleney

2018 07

Hip_and_Valley_Geometry This is a stand-alone executable file that calculates various angles used to detail hip and valley roof members. The calculation results can be copied to the clipboard (using Ctrl-C) or written to a disk file. The angle definitions can be displayed by selecting menu item Options/Definitions. The calculations are based on "Hip And Valley Design" by McKibben and Gray.
Bruce H Vaughan

2018 07

INTERPOL Utility for lineral interpolation between values in a table.
Alex Tomanovich

2018 07

LIFTING_LUG_analysis Lifting lug analysis per AISC 13th Edition (ASD) and ASME BTH-1-2008.
Joel Berg

2018 07

LRFD_Angles Covers most cases. You will note I have not made a Puxy case for the equal legs angle; I desisted when I thought that the Puxy case for unequal angles should cover the case by making the legs equal in input, assuming that the result would be consistent with what specified for the equal legs angle; It seems logical, but I haven't verified this is the case. So if you try such approach, verify by suplementary analysis everything sticks to the code.
Manuel I Oliveros

2018 07

Lug_Design_R4 Design of lifting lugs per ASME BTH-1-2005

2018 07

Martindales_Bevel_Angles Tables, diagrams & calculations for determining bevel angles for Hips, Valleys and Hopper-type structures.
Ronald G. Yeager

2018 07

MR5_REV_1.1 .xlsc LEED 2009 Credit MR5 Regional Materials has as its intent to increase the demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation. In late 2012 modifications were made to this credit to incorporate an adjusted transportation distance methodology. This spreadsheet template provides for the calculation and reporting of the MR5 credit.
John Cross

2018 07

Nomenclature

2018 07

Opening_Calculator There is open space in a braced frame that can be taken advantage of for window or door openings. Use the Opening Calculator to perform the geometric calculations to show that a door or window will fit between the braces. This will increase the opportunities to use braced frames in the structure while allowing for architectural freedom. Opening Calculator is compatible with AISC’s 2005 standards and specifications. You must enable macros in MS Excel for this program to work. Security has been removed, so the file is user-modifiable if you are sufficiently skilled with Excel programming & scripting. This tool was originally published as an AISC Steel Solutions Center 'SteelTool'. AISC no longer technically supports and maintains these files. Therefore, it is availale to any user 'unlocked' for those to freely update and modify on their own and post to their own profiles. This document has been prepared in accordance with information made available to the American Institute of Steel Construction at the time of its preparation. This document has not been prepared for conventional use as an engineering or construction document and shall not be used or relied upon for any specific application without competent professional examination and verification of its accuracy, suitability, and applicability by a licensed engineer or architect. The American Institute of Steel Construction disclaim any liability arising from information provided by others or from the unauthorized use of the information contained in this document.
SSC

2018 07

PLATECAP Determines axial load capacity of single plates (per AISC 9th Edition ASD Manual)
Alex Tomanovich

2018 07

POLYNOM Roots solver for quadratic, cubic, and quartic equations.
Alex Tomanovich

2018 07

Pre_Qualified_Seismic_Connections_3D 3D renderings of connections pre qualified in the seismic provisions. Please open the pdf files in Acrobat. To view, trust the document and click the question mark. Drag the model with your mouse to rotate the connection.
Katherine Quigg

2018 07

RAMEstimator -----UPDATE----- There is a new version of RAM Estimator available from Bentley, the creators of RAM. See the "related links" section below for a link to the updated version! . . . . ---remarks below pertain to the older file, downloadable from steeltools.org--- RAM Estimator was created to help use the popular software RAM Structural System, more efficiently. This tool allows the user to gain access to the information stored in the software model to quickly create a cost estimate for the design. The weight of the steel, number of studs, number of cambered beams, number of moment connections, surface area of the beams and columns, and total floor areas are some of the items read from the model and tabulated in RAM Estimator. Each of these items can then have a cost associated with it to obtain a total structure cost for the project. This program requires that the user have RAM Structural System installed, and is NOT compatible with WIndows Vista. ---end remarks---
SSC

2018 07

Scientific_Calculator A subscriber of Steel Tools has asked me if it is possible to make the Scientific Calculator (that is embedded in my SteelPro and Welding Calculator applications) as standalone application. My response, of course, was affirmative. The SciCALCULATOR has all the capabilities that are available in real one. It perfoms the following mathematical operations in accordance with the following calculation priority sequence: 1.) Functions, 2.) Polar to Rectangular or Rectangular to Polar, 3.) Exponential, 4.) Multiplication, 5.) Division, 6.) Addition, and 7.) Subtraction. It also performs the following scientific functions: 1.) Trigonometric [Sine, Cosine, Tangent], 2.) Inverse-trigonometric [ArcSine, ArcCosine, ArcTangent], 3.) Hyperbolic [Hypebolic Sine, Hyperbolic Cosine, Hyperbolic Tangent], and 4.) Inverse Hyperbolic [Inverse Hypebolic Sine, Inverse Hyperbolic Cosine, Inverse Hyperbolic Tangent]. Other features are discoverable as one starts using the SciCALCULATOR... 
Redempto Legaspi Jr

2018 07

Shelf_Angle_Design Design of shelf angles supporting brick loads

2018 07

Structural_analysis_software

2018 07

Surface_Area Surface Area will help you quickly estimate the surface area of the steel in a regular building. Since painting costs are based on the surface area of the coated steel, as opposed to the floor area, you can get a more accurate estimate of the required paint. Surface Area can also be used to estimate the volume of spray-applied fire resistive material required for a project. Enter typical beam, girder, and column sizes and the surface area of the steel is summarized. Version 13.0 has been updated to include the shape properties from the AISC Steel Construction Manual , 13th Edition. Surface Area is compatible with AISC’s 2005 standards and specifications. You must enable macros in MS Excel for this program to work. Security has been removed, so this file is user-modifiable if you are sufficiently skilled with Excel programming & scripting. This tool was originally published as an AISC Steel Solutions Center 'SteelTool'. AISC no longer technically supports and maintains these files. Therefore, it is availale to any user 'unlocked' for those to freely update and modify on their own and post to their own profiles. This document has been prepared in accordance with information made available to the American Institute of Steel Construction at the time of its preparation. This document has not been prepared for conventional use as an engineering or construction document and shall not be used or relied upon for any specific application without competent professional examination and verification of its accuracy, suitability, and applicability by a licensed engineer or architect. The American Institute of Steel Construction disclaim any liability arising from information provided by others or from the unauthorized use of the information contained in this document.
SSC

2018 07

TRIANGLE Triangle solvers
Alex Tomanovich

2018 07

UGTANK Underground storage tank anchorage design.
Alex Tomanovich

2018 07

Unit_Converter_SpreadSheet A Unit Converter Program in Microsoft Excel. Formulas are left visible so that users can track down the program flow. The spreadsheet format may be modified as desired... 
Redempto Legaspi

2018 07

©2024 American Institute of Steel Construction. All Rights Reserved.
Terms & Conditions