Working with specialist third party connection design companies, we provide connection design services, including:

• Connection drawings
• Designs per LRDF, ASD, BS and SI standards
• Detailed calculations and complete text
• Output provided in PDF, MS Word or MS Excel, with supporting calculations, tables and sketches

As areas of framing are finalised the associated connections can be designed with direct reference to the planning and construction models. Initially a library of standard connections is created to suit the common framing and loading conditions found on the project.

For more specialised connections the construction model is used to pre-plan a connection concept for these situations ahead of time. This greatly reduces the impact of incomplete design and ensures the smooth, continuous completion of the Detailed Production model.

Once an area of framing has been released for production, BDS’ connection design team creates the necessary connection details required to connect the steel to steel and steel to concrete elements.