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Every check traces to either a public-domain mechanics-of-materials identity or to a specific clause of a published standard. The calculator records only the edition and clause reference, never verbatim standard text; you are expected to keep access to the source document alongside the calculator output. A hand-computed validation case guards every active family — see the validation page.

Mechanics of Materials

active · 6 checks

Classical identities — no code-specific partial factors or allowables. Used as cross-checks and for the demo / preview mode.

  • Mechanics of Materials — net-section tension
    Average tensile stress on the net cross-section through the pin hole: . Classical identity; no code-specific allowable applied.
    id: MECH_NET_SECTION
  • Mechanics of Materials — double-plane shear-out
    Average shear stress on two tear-out planes between hole and free edge: , where . Classical identity; no code-specific allowable applied.
    id: MECH_DOUBLE_SHEAR_OUT
  • Mechanics of Materials — bearing stress
    Nominal bearing stress on the projected pin-on-plate area: . Classical identity; no code-specific allowable applied.
    id: MECH_BEARING
  • Mechanics of Materials — pin double shear
    Average shear stress on two pin cross-sections (single-lug in clevis): . Classical identity; no code-specific allowable applied.
    id: MECH_PIN_SHEAR
  • Mechanics of Materials — fillet weld throat resultant
    Resultant throat stress on a fillet weld group with angle-aware demand decomposition , , . Root components and give throat components and ; is compared to the user-supplied shear allowable. No or electrode-specific factor applied.
    id: MECH_FILLET_WELD_THROAT
  • Mechanics of Materials — von Mises throat stress
    Combined throat stress for a fillet weld group using the von Mises equivalent , compared to the user-supplied tensile allowable (falls back to ).
    id: MECH_FILLET_WELD_VM

ASME BTH-1-2020

active · 5 checks

Pinned-connection static strength (§3-3.3) and fillet-weld allowable (§3-3.4.3) extended to a combined-stress interpretation, with design factor Nd (§3-1.3) and service-class bearing reduction (§3-1.4). The weld check consumes the angle-aware root components f_z = N/A_w + M/S_w and f_v = V/A_w.

  • ASME BTH-1-2020 §3-3.3.1
    2020 · §3-3.3.1 (eqs 3-45 through 3-48)
    Static strength of pin-connected plate — tension on the effective net area either side of the pin hole, with reduction for pin/hole clearance and . Allowable includes design factor per §3-1.3.
    id: BTH1_NET_TENSION
  • ASME BTH-1-2020 §3-3.3.2
    2020 · §3-3.3.2 (eq 3-49)
    Single-plane fracture strength of the plate beyond the pin hole.
    id: BTH1_FRACTURE
  • ASME BTH-1-2020 §3-3.3.3
    2020 · §3-3.3.3 (eqs 3-50 through 3-52)
    Double-plane shear-out strength: , with and allowable .
    id: BTH1_SHEAR_OUT
  • ASME BTH-1-2020 §3-3.3.4
    2020 · §3-3.3.4 (eqs 3-53 / 3-54)
    Pin bearing strength on the lug plate. Static bearing allowable ; rotating (Service Class ) reduced to .
    id: BTH1_BEARING
  • ASME BTH-1-2020 §3-3.4.3
    2020 · §3-3.4.3 (eq 3-55)
    Allowable fillet-weld shear on the effective throat . Extended to combined in-plane loading by comparing the resultant throat stress against the clause allowable.
    id: BTH1_WELD
  • ASME BTH-1-2020 §3-1.3
    2020 · §3-1.3
    Design factor : for Design Category A, for Design Category B. Applied to all §3-3 allowables.
    id: BTH1_DESIGN_FACTOR

EN 1993-1-8:2005

active · 7 checks

Pin connection geometry (Table 3.9) and resistances (Table 3.10): pin shear, plate/pin bearing, and — when the shackle fork geometry (inside jaw width W and jaw thickness a) is entered — pin bending plus the combined shear+bending interaction per Figure 3.11. Weld group analysis: §4.5.3.2 directional method and §4.5.3.3 simplified method, with β_w taken from Table 4.1 and γ_M2 from §2.2.

  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §4.5.3.2
    2005 · §4.5.3.2 (directional method)
    Directional check for a fillet weld throat. Two criteria: and . Correlation factor taken from Table 4.1 based on the weaker joined steel grade.
    id: EC3_WELD_DIRECTIONAL
  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §4.5.3.3
    2005 · §4.5.3.3 (simplified method)
    Simplified check on the weld throat as a vector shear: with . Conservative relative to the directional method; shown as a cross-check.
    id: EC3_WELD_SIMPLIFIED
  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §3.13.1
    2005 · §3.13.1, Table 3.9
    Geometric requirements for pin-connected plates: minimum plate thickness, minimum distances and from hole centre to plate edges as functions of , , and .
    id: EC3_PIN_GEOMETRY
  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §3.13.2
    2005 · §3.13.2, Table 3.10 (shear)
    Pin shear resistance per plane: . A single-lug / clevis assembly presents two shear planes.
    id: EC3_PIN_SHEAR
  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §3.13.2
    2005 · §3.13.2, Table 3.10 (bearing)
    Pin/plate bearing resistance: .
    id: EC3_PLATE_BEARING
  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §3.13.2
    2005 · §3.13.2, Table 3.10 & Figure 3.11 (bending)
    Pin bending resistance: with . The demand follows Figure 3.11: ; evaluated when the user supplies the shackle fork geometry (jaw thickness and either inside-jaw width or clearance ).
    id: EC3_PIN_BENDING
  • EN 1993-1-8:2005 §3.13.2
    2005 · §3.13.2, Table 3.10 & Figure 3.11 (combined)
    Combined shear + bending interaction on the pin: . Gated on the same shackle fork geometry as the pin-bending check.
    id: EC3_PIN_COMBINED

DNV-ST-N001:2020 §16

active · 2 checks

Lifting operations: dynamic amplification factor (DAF) and skew-load factor (SKL) from Section 16. Applied with the user dynamic factor on the demand side of every resistance check — pin, plate and weld — when the DNV methodology is selected.

  • DNV-ST-N001 §16
    2020-01 · Section 16 (lifting)
    Dynamic amplification factor applied to the static rigging load. Values depend on lift weight and environment category (onshore light / standard / heavy; offshore sheltered / open sea). Defaults below are starting values — user must confirm against the project-specific clause.
    id: DNV_N001_DAF
  • DNV-ST-N001 §16
    2020-01 · Section 16 (lifting)
    Skew-load factor for multi-sling lifts. Single-lug padeyes receive only the SKL multiplier on the sling force; governing SKL redistribution applies to multi-point rigging.
    id: DNV_N001_SKEW

AISC 360-22

active · 1 check

Fillet-weld nominal strength per §J2.4 with the directional strength increase and ASD safety factor . Shares the electrode classification with the BTH-1 weld check.

  • AISC 360-22 §J2.4
    2022 · §J2.4, Eq. J2-5 (directional strength increase)
    Nominal fillet-weld strength per unit throat area , where is the angle between the line of action of the force resultant and the weld longitudinal axis. ASD safety factor per §B3.2.
    id: AISC_WELD_J24

AWS A2.4 (weld symbols)

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AWS A2.4 weld symbols used on the schematic: fillet leg on the symbol arrow, weld-all-around circle for closed-perimeter groups, and throat shown on the side view.

  • AWS A2.4 — Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination
    Weld-symbol conventions used in the schematic: triangular fillet-weld reference marker on the side of the joint to be welded, with the weld-all-around circle on the reference line when the perimeter is closed.
    id: AWS_A24_SYMBOLS

Check registry

Check IDFamilyNameStatusSources
MECH_NET_SECTION_TENSIONmechanicsNet-section tension (mechanics)implementedMECH_NET_SECTION
MECH_DOUBLE_SHEAR_OUTmechanicsDouble-plane shear-out (mechanics)implementedMECH_DOUBLE_SHEAR_OUT
MECH_BEARINGmechanicsPin bearing on lug (mechanics)implementedMECH_BEARING
MECH_PIN_SHEARmechanicsPin double shear (mechanics)implementedMECH_PIN_SHEAR
MECH_FILLET_WELDmechanicsFillet weld throat resultant (mechanics)implementedMECH_FILLET_WELD_THROAT
MECH_WELD_VMmechanicsFillet weld von Mises throat stress (mechanics)implementedMECH_FILLET_WELD_VM
AISC_WELD_J24mechanicsFillet weld strength — AISC 360-22 §J2.4implementedAISC_WELD_J24
BTH1_NET_TENSIONbth1Net-section tension — BTH-1 §3-3.3.1implementedBTH1_NET_TENSION, BTH1_DESIGN_FACTOR
BTH1_FRACTUREbth1Single-plane fracture — BTH-1 §3-3.3.2implementedBTH1_FRACTURE, BTH1_DESIGN_FACTOR
BTH1_SHEAR_OUTbth1Double-plane shear-out — BTH-1 §3-3.3.3implementedBTH1_SHEAR_OUT, BTH1_DESIGN_FACTOR
BTH1_BEARINGbth1Pin bearing — BTH-1 §3-3.3.4implementedBTH1_BEARING, BTH1_DESIGN_FACTOR
BTH1_WELDbth1Fillet weld allowable — BTH-1 §3-3.4.3implementedBTH1_WELD, BTH1_DESIGN_FACTOR
EC3_PIN_GEOMETRYec3Pin-plate geometry — EC3 §3.13.1implementedEC3_PIN_GEOMETRY
EC3_PIN_SHEARec3Pin shear — EC3 §3.13.2implementedEC3_PIN_SHEAR
EC3_PLATE_BEARINGec3Plate bearing — EC3 §3.13.2implementedEC3_PLATE_BEARING
EC3_PIN_BENDINGec3Pin bending — EC3 §3.13.2implementedEC3_PIN_BENDING
EC3_PIN_COMBINEDec3Pin combined shear + bending — EC3 §3.13.2implementedEC3_PIN_COMBINED
EC3_WELD_DIRECTIONALec3Fillet weld — EN 1993-1-8 §4.5.3.2 directional methodimplementedEC3_WELD_DIRECTIONAL
EC3_WELD_SIMPLIFIEDec3Fillet weld — EN 1993-1-8 §4.5.3.3 simplified methodimplementedEC3_WELD_SIMPLIFIED
DNV_N001_DAFdnvDynamic amplification factor — DNV-ST-N001 §16implementedDNV_N001_DAF
DNV_N001_SKEWdnvSkew-load factor — DNV-ST-N001 §16implementedDNV_N001_SKEW

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Adding new checks

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