Support for supplementary reinforcement and our new HELKA® column shoe ready for your use.
Peikko Designer® BOLTED CONNECTION provides a user-friendly web interface and project management tools to streamline design control and project saving. It allows for the definition of joints with various cross-section shapes and bolt configurations, while also supporting torsion as a load input. The software includes an interactive 3D model of the connection, internal force distribution plots, and resistance domains for normal force and biaxial bending moments.
This tool offers greater flexibility, enabling the reliable and standardized design of unique architectural shapes that go beyond conventional designs. With automatic updates, the software is always current, and its simple, intuitive interface ensures an excellent user experience. Like its predecessor, this new-generation tool for column connections is free of charge.
We are pleased to announce the release of Peikko Designer® BOLTED CONNECTION version 2.0, which now includes support for supplementary reinforcement and the new HELKA® column shoe.
Previous releases
- February 2024 - Version 1.0 launched.
- March 2024 - Version 1.1 released. Highlight: Integrated release notes.
- April 2024 - Version 1.2 released. Highlight: Autosave functionality.
- June 2024 - Version 1.3 released. Highlight: National annexes added.
- September 2024 - Version 1.4 released. Highlight: Project and Connection import feature.
New in version 2.0 (released October 8, 2024)
Supplementary reinforcement
- Easily add cone and surface rebars through an intuitive interface.
- These rebars are accounted for in the calculation of Cone, Splitting, Edge, and Pryout failures.
- The rebars are visualized in 3D components and detailed result tables.
Product updates
- New HELKA® Column Shoe replaces HPKM® Column Shoe sizes 24, 30, and 39.
- Short PPM® Bolts have been removed and replaced by HULCO® Anchor Bolts.
Performance enhancements
- Project loading is now up to 10 times faster.
- Concrete failure calculations are up to 90 times faster.
Additional improvements
- The concrete failure results page features a more intuitive design.
- A new, more precise calculation method for Pryout failure.
- An enhanced method for calculating Edge failure resultant forces.
- Ability to calculate with only two anchors.
- Grout thickness now updates automatically when products are changed.
- The 100% utilization ratio is now valid, and calculations will not stop when this limit is reached.
Check it out here: boltedconnection.peikkodesigner.com