Did you know that you can use Consteel to design simple supported, continuous and over-lapped purlins systems in Consteel, considering shear and rotational stiffness of attached roof sheeting?
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Try Consteel for free![](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/overlapped-purlin1.png)
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Did you know that you could use Consteel to calculate rotational stiffness for bolted column/beam moment bearing connections?
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Try Consteel for freeBolted connection
![Rotational-stiffness-of-moment-bearing-connection_-bolted-joint](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rotational-stiffness-of-moment-bearing-connection_-bolted1.png)
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Bolted connection
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Welded connection
![Rotational-stiffness-of-moment-bearing-connection_-welded1](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rotational-stiffness-of-moment-bearing-connection_-welded1.png)
![Rotational-stiffness-of-moment-bearing-connection_-welded](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rotational-stiffness-of-moment-bearing-connection_-welded2-1024x282.jpg)
Did you know that you could use Consteel to consider connection stiffness for global analysis?
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Try Consteel for freeAssumed rigid connection without considering connection’s actual rigidity
![Rigid connection without considering actual rigidity](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_without_considering_actual_rigidity1.png)
![Rigid connection without considering actual rigidity2](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_without_considering_actual_rigidity2.png)
Considering connection’s actual rigidity 52% increase of deflection!
![Rigid connection considering actual rigidity increase deflection1](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_considering_actual_rigidity_increase_deflection1.png)
![Rigid connection considering actual rigidity increase deflection2](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_considering_actual_rigidity_increase_deflection2.png)
![Rigid connection considering actual rigidity joint3](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_without_considering_actual_rigidity_joint_3.png)
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Considering connection’s actual rigidity 33% increase of deflection!
![Rigid connection considering actual rigidity increase 33% deflection1](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_considering_actual_rigidity_increase_33deflection1.png)
![Rigid connection considering actual rigidity increase 33% deflection2](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_considering_actual_rigidity_increase_33deflection2.png)
![Rigid connection without considering actual rigidity 33% joint3](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_without_considering_actual_rigidity33_joint_3.png)
![Rigid connection considering actual rigidity 33% joint4](https://www.consteelsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rigid_connection_considering_actual_rigidity_33joint_4-1024x717.jpg)