Calculations can be generated for any of the solutions and a submittal package can be created with the code reports, Factory Mutual Approval reports, fastener information, corrosion information, available fliers, and SDI DDM03 Appendix VII and Appendix IX that includes Simpson Strong-Tie fasteners. The app provides multiple solutions starting with the lowest cost option using different Simpson Strong-Tie® structural and side-lap fasteners. The Steel Deck Diaphragm Calculator has two parts to it: “Optimized Solutions” and “Diaphragm Capacity Tables.” Optimized Solutions is a Designer’s tool and it offers optimized design solutions based on cost and labor for a given shear and uplift.
This app can be found on our website, and you don’t need to install anything. This tool is so user friendly you can start using it in minutes without spending hours in training. It’s a simple, quick and easy-to-use tool called the “Steel Deck Diaphragm Calculator” for designing steel deck diaphragms. If you have ever wished for a design tool that would make your work easier, we have an app for that. Like most engineers, you are probably often working against tight deadlines, on multiple projects and within short delivery times. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California. in Civil Engineering with a focus on Structural Engineering from Lamar University. Neelima earned her bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from J.N.T.U in India and M.S. She joined Simpson Strong-Tie in 2011, bringing 10 years of design experience in multi- and single-family residential structures in cold-formed steel and wood, curtain wall framing design, steel structures and concrete design. She works in the development, testing and code approval of fasteners. This week’s blog post was written by Neelima Tapata, R&D Engineer for Fastening Systems.