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HSS Connection Design Software Capabilities in 2025
Hollow Structural Sections
Designing connections with Hollow Structural Section (HSS) members involves navigating numerous limit states, making software tool…
HSS Splice Design – Part 2: Simplifying HSS Field Splices With One-Sided Bolting
Hollow Structural Sections
One-sided bolting offers an efficient alternative to field welding, helping streamline erection and reduce labor in HSS splices. T…
HSS Splice Design Examples: One-Sided Bolting
Hollow Structural Sections
If you’re working on HSS splice connections, the resources below provide practical, real-world examples and detail drawings on o…
HSS Insider – August 2025 – HSS Brace Connections to HSS Column to WF Beam
Hollow Structural Sections
This HSS Insider issue features new resources to support your HSS connection design including a step-by-step HSS brace connection …
HSS Reference Guide No. 5: HSS Brace to HSS Column Connections
Hollow Structural Sections
Reference Guide No 5 features key resources to support HSS connection design. This PDF includes design guides, technical articles,…
HSS Brace Connections to HSS Column and WF Beam
Hollow Structural Sections
Explore a detailed example of an HSS brace-to-HSS column-to-WF beam connection that walks through the full design process—includ…
HSS Insider – July 2025 – HSS Moment Connections – Transverse Flange Plate Example
Hollow Structural Sections
In this issue of the HSS Insider, we focus on practical strategies for designing moment connections between wide-flange beams and …
HSS Reference Guides
Hollow Structural Sections
STI’s HSS Reference Guides offer a curated collection of resources—including design manuals, articles, interviews, webinars, s…
HSS Moment Connections Design Examples: Transverse Flange Plates
Hollow Structural Sections
This article provides an in-depth design example for a common moment connection between a wide flange beam and an HSS column using…
Weld Calculations Made Simple: Checking HSS Welds Using STI’s Effective Weld Length Calculator
Hollow Structural Sections
The Steel Tube Institute offers a convenient online tool to assist in determining the effective weld lengths for elements connecte…
HSS Articles Authored by Dr. Jeffrey A. Packer
An international authority and a leading expert in the field of tubular steel structures. Dr. Jeffrey A. Packer has contributed several technical articles on behalf of STI to assist practicing engineers and architects in HSS design.
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