PENTAGON STEEL ENGINEERING provides professional steel connection design services through strategic partnerships with experienced engineering and connection design firms across the United States and Canada. These long-standing alliances enable us to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions covering 3D modeling, steel detailing, and connection design under a single coordinated workflow.
Our connection design services are executed by seasoned professionals with extensive experience across a wide range of project types, ensuring code compliance, constructability, and efficient fabrication and erection.
We deliver comprehensive steel connection design solutions, including:
As framing areas are finalized, associated connections are designed with direct reference to planning and construction models. Our integrated workflow ensures that connection design aligns perfectly with detailing and fabrication needs.
Standard Connections
A project-specific library of standard connections is developed early to suit common framing and loading conditions, improving efficiency and consistency.
Specialized Connections
For complex or non-standard conditions, the Construction Model is used to pre-plan connection concepts in advance. This proactive approach reduces design gaps, minimizes revisions, and ensures smooth progression into detailed production modeling.
Once framing areas are released for production, PENTAGON STEEL ENGINEERING’s connection design team develops all required connection details necessary to connect:
Steel to steel elements
Steel to concrete elements
Our connection design services are supported by a structured and proven strategy:
Early Coordination – Alignment with structural framing and detailing models from the planning stage
Model-Based Design – Use of construction models to visualize and pre-plan connection behavior
Standardization Where Possible – Creation of standard connection libraries for efficiency
Specialized Design Handling – Advance planning for unique and complex connections
Fabrication & Erection Focus – Designs optimized for constructability and site efficiency
Continuous Workflow – Smooth transition from design to detailing to production
Commercial Buildings
Industrial Facilities
Public Sector Structures
Infrastructure and Complex Steel Projects
Fast-track and large-scale developments across USA & Canada
We provide bolted and welded steel connection designs, including steel-to-steel and steel-to-concrete connections, fully coordinated with project models and drawings.
Our connection designs comply with LRFD, ASD, BS, and SI standards, along with other project-specific code requirements applicable in the USA and Canada.
Yes. We provide complete calculation packages with supporting tables, sketches, and technical documentation in PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel formats.
For specialized conditions, we use the construction model to pre-plan connection concepts in advance, reducing design uncertainty and minimizing downstream revisions.
Absolutely. Our connection design is fully integrated with 3D modeling and steel detailing to ensure accuracy, constructability, and fabrication readiness.
Yes. Through our engineering partnerships, we support connection design services across all states of the USA and throughout Canada.
Strategic partnerships with experienced engineering firms
Integrated modeling, detailing, and connection design workflow
Code-compliant, fabrication-ready solutions
Proactive planning for complex connections
Reliable support for fast-track and large-scale projects
