The Steel Joints add-on includes the "Stub" component. It allows you to extend a member using a purlin joint with another member (stub) and to connect it to a reference component.
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![KB 001853 | Initial Stiffness Analysis in Steel Joints](/en/webimage/042196/3554460/01-en.png?mw=512&hash=65e98cfe859ce35a3e3e9da47a0ef9335401520e)
This article explains how the calculation in the initial stiffness analysis in Steel Joints works.
![Supporting Structure](/en/webimage/040038/3505659/1_Tragkonstruktion.jpg?mw=512&hash=b2147bfe692511de7b1da8159becc11136d10522)
In this article, a lap joint of a ZL purlin on a monopitch roof is modeled and designed using the Steel Joints add-on, and compared with the load-bearing capacity table of the manufacturer.
![Running Steel Joint Design](/en/webimage/030019/3272843/7_calculaiton.png?mw=512&hash=d4da9e78f2ced1add1ae39c3756578cd5568ddcd)
The advantage of the RFEM 6 Steel Joints add-on is that you can analyze steel connections using an FE model for which the modeling runs fully automatically in the background. The input of the steel joint components that control the modeling can be done by defining the components manually, or by using the available templates in the library. The latter method is included in a previous Knowledge Base article titled “Defining Steel Joint Components Using the Library". The definition of parameters for the design of steel joints is the topic of the Knowledge Base article “Designing Steel Joints in RFEM 6".
![Editing Steel Joint](/en/webimage/030012/3272726/1._Steel_Joint.png?mw=512&hash=1dac5a5280780ec7f5c77fa1f5bda2f347d4c0ba)
Steel connections in RFEM 6 are defined as an assembly of components. In the new Steel Joints add-on, universally applicable basic components (plates, welds, auxiliary planes) are available for entering complex connection situations. The methods with which connections can be defined are considered in two previous Knowledge Base articles: “A Novel Approach to Designing Steel Joints in RFEM 6" and “Defining Steel Joint Components Using the Library".
![Feature 002841 | Component "Stub"](/en/webimage/051229/3952563/Stummel.png?mw=512&hash=2b87f781933bb351e063b4ad912f355ec4c57a02)
The Steel Joints add-on includes the "Stub" component. It allows you to extend a member using a purlin joint with another member (stub) and to connect it to a reference component.
![Feature 002831 | Rib Pattern](/en/webimage/050989/3931834/1.png?mw=512&hash=9d7f6c198b6d4ae6ee8f2fa8bca75f85579e14c9)
In the Steel Joints add-on, you have the option to define several ribs on a member or a plate at the same time. The distribution can be carried out according to an orthogonal and a polar pattern.
![Feature 002820 | Limit Plastic Strain for Welds](/en/webimage/050344/3881226/1.png?mw=512&hash=9d7f6c198b6d4ae6ee8f2fa8bca75f85579e14c9)
In the ultimate configuration of the steel joint design, you have the option to modify the limit plastic strain for welds.
![Component "Base Plate"](/en/webimage/050345/3936120/50345.png?mw=512&hash=3bd641cb1a2445804b338855e4debfc40c6563e9)
The "Base Plate" component allows you to design base plate connections with cast-in anchors. In this case, plates, welds, anchorages, and steel-concrete interaction are analyzed.
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