The Engineer's TOOL BOX
Tools to help you size, compare, and evaluate structural steel members. And more!
Steel Shapes→
Section properties, dimensions, and design values for standard steel shapes.
Shear-Moment→
Shear, moment and deflection diagrams for common beam loading conditions.
Pipe→
Area, moment of inertia, section moduli, and weight per foot for hollow pipe.
Take-Off→
Total weight and volume of steel members by quantity and length.
Bolts→
Tensile and shear capacity for standard bolt grades, checked against ASD allowables.
Welds→
Fillet weld capacity by size and length, checked against ASD allowables.
Rigging→
6×19 wire rope safe working loads and breaking force, by core type and grade.
Calculator→
Scientific calculator with trig, roots, powers, and constants, plus a unit converter.
Steel Grades→
ASTM material specs: yield, tensile, applicable members, and tolerances.
Pick Points→
Sling angles and tensions for symmetric 2 or 4-sling rigging lifts.
Coordinates→
Convert between Lat/Long, State Plane, and UTM across NAD83 and NAD27.
Trends→
US structural steel and line pipe price trends over time.
DISCLAIMER: Not a substitute for proper engineering design, verification, or professional review. For use by qualified engineers responsible for verifying all outputs.