Desarrollo de un software para el diseño de conexiones precalificadas conforme a la normativa ANSI/AISC 358-16

Abstract

In the present research project, the coding and creation of the graphical interface of a software for the analysis and design of three types of moment connections was carried out: Reduced Beam Section (RBS), bolted unstiffened extended end-plate (BUEEP 4E) and bolted flange plate (BFP), the same ones that were created using an application of the MATLAB GUIDE program, which allows to obtain results quickly and safely when entering data such as: type of connection, profiles, loads , geometric properties and the specific data required for each of the connections. For the development of the software it was necessary to carry out an analysis of the different regulations where they specify the calculation and design procedures for connections in special moment resistant frames (SMF), such as: ANSI / AISC 360-16, ANSI / AISC 341 -16 and ANSI / AISC 358-16, based on this analysis, the calculation and design procedures that facilitated the coding of the software were chosen. Once the calculation procedures had been selected, the software's programming code was developed and its graphical interface was created. For the validation of the software, it was verified by comparing the results obtained by the software and by calibration calculations, obtaining a difference less than more or less 0.30 percent, thus verifying that the values obtained by the software are reliable and that it can be used to verify, and/or design connections mentioned above.