Steel Connection Designer Skill
SkillMediaSteel connection design skill for bolted and welded connections per AISC specifications
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What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/domains/science/civil-engineering/skills/steel-connection-designer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Purpose
The Steel Connection Designer Skill designs structural steel connections including bolted and welded connections per AISC 360 and AISC 341 for seismic applications.
Capabilities
- Bolted connection design per AISC 360
- Welded connection design
- Moment connection design per AISC 358
- Shear tab, end plate, angle connections
- Base plate and anchor rod design per AISC Design Guide 1
- Seismic connection detailing per AISC 341
- Column splice design
- Bracing connection design
Usage Guidelines
When to Use
- Designing steel connections
- Verifying connection capacity
- Detailing seismic connections
- Evaluating existing connections
Prerequisites
- Member forces established
- Member sizes selected
- Connection type determined
- Seismic requirements identified
Best Practices
- Consider erection requirements
- Check all limit states
- Detail for seismic ductility
- Coordinate with fabricator
Process Integration
This skill integrates with:
- Structural Steel Design
- Bridge Design LRFD
- Seismic Design Analysis
Configuration
steel-connection-designer:
connection-types:
- shear-tab
- end-plate
- angle
- base-plate
- column-splice
- bracing
design-codes:
- AISC-360
- AISC-341
- AISC-358
Output Artifacts
- Connection calculations
- Connection details
- Material summaries
- Bolt and weld schedules
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 2k
- Forks
- 112
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
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- skill
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steel-connection-designer- Source
- github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter