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Steel Lateral Bracing Designer

Steel Lateral Bracing Designer MCP Connector for Claude

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Design lateral bracing systems for steel structures to resist wind and seismic loads.

4 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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This MCP server provides structural engineering tools to design lateral bracing systems in steel buildings. It helps engineers ensure compliance with wind and seismic stability requirements by calculating brace sizing, connection forces, and drift compliance. Use calculate_brace_sizing to determine required cross-sectional properties, calculate_connection_forces to find joint loads, validate_drift_compliance to check sway limits, and optimize_stiffness_distribution to plan the placement of braces across building levels.

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calculate_connection_forces

Calculates the forces applied to the structural joints where the braces meet the frame

calculate_brace_sizing

Determines the required cross-sectional properties for the chosen bracing type to resist lateral loads

optimize_stiffness_distribution

Recommends how to distribute bracing stiffness across different levels of the building

validate_drift_compliance

Checks if the current bracing design prevents the building from swaying beyond allowable limits

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What is the required brace size for a 20m building with a 50kN wind load in a Medium seismic zone using X-brace with bay dimensions of 5m width and 5m depth?

The required brace section area is 0.0045 m², with a moment of inertia of 0.00012 m⁴ and a yield strength of 350 MPa.

Check if a design with a brace stiffness of 500 kN/m is compliant for a 30m building under 100kN wind load in a High seismic zone.

The current drift is 0.015m, which is below the allowable limit of 0.020m. The design is compliant.

Calculate the connection forces for an X-brace in a 15m building with 40kN wind load, Medium seismic zone, and 4m x 4m bay dimensions, using a brace area of 0.003 m².

The connection forces are: tension force of 25.5 kN, compression force of 25.5 kN, and shear force of 18.2 kN.

You can use the `calculate_brace_sizing` tool by providing the building height, wind load, seismic zone, bracing type, and bay dimensions.

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