QUIKJOINT's unique approach is the result of considerable consultation with  fabricator based  steel  detailers.  All  their  many years of experience is built in to the Connect Wizard's knowledge  base.  You  can  be sure that QUIKJOINT will  produce practical, safe and economic designs.

QUIKJOINT is totally  interactive  using  state  of the art  'object oriented'  graphics.  You  work  with  a fully  dimensioned,  annotated drawing.  Just  click  on  any  dimension,  bolt, plate  or  stiffener  to change any of its properties.  Insertion or deletion is just as easy.

QUIKJOINT  links with QUIKPORT for completely automatic design of eaves  haunches, apex  haunches, column bases, moment connections and member splices.

The  Windows  version  of QUIKJOINT runs on any computer using Windows 3.1 or  above.  There  is full  support for  the  vast range of graphics screens and printers available under Windows.

The MS/DOS  version requires MS/DOS  3.3 or later, 640KB of RAM and VGA.  EGA  or  Hercules  graphics.  Some facilities  are  not available in the  MS/DOS  version.  If in doubt contact your authorised dealer.

The connect Wizards have their own intelligence.  Their logic is a result of consultation with fabricator based steel detailers.  Economy and simplicity are paramount.

Interactive graphics - Intuitive changes
Unlike older programs, the user works directly with the fully dimensioned and annotated connection drawing.  To change a dimension, bolt, plate or stiffener; click on it and press the right hand mouse button to access and change its properties.  To add a bolt row; select a centre dimension and click on the insert button (or press the insert key). Deleting a bolt row is equally simple.

Automatic links to other QuikSoft programs
Export connection details and loadings from QuikPort and read into QuikJoint using Windows style Copy and Paste commands.  Use connect Wizard for automatic design of eaves, apex, base, moment, and member splice connections.  Look out for the new version of QuikFrame implementing the Edit/Copy for QuikJoint option.

Complete thorough detailed results
Click on the calculations button.  A window is displayed showing a design summary including unity values for each design check followed by full calculations.  You will always know what QuikJoint has done, because you can see its calculations in every detail.

QuikJoint is Comprehensive
QuikJoint offers a Wider range of joint types than any other program.
Eaves haunch, flush and extended end plate.  Haunch material cut from rolled section or plate.  Beam column moment connection.  Flush and extended plate.  Column base, simple pinned and fixed.  Symmetrical or asymmetrical.  Grade 8.8 or 4.6 holding down bolts.  Simple flexible double web cleats connecting to beam web, column web, column flange, or ply thickness.  Simple flexible end plates connecting to beam web, column web, column flange, or ply thickness.  Column splice, axial compression carried by end bearing.  Beam or column moment splice.  Same sections, different sections.  Web bearing and buckling checks for top and bottom cleat, beam over column, and beam over beam connections.

QuikJoint is thorough
Eaves, Apex haunches and moment connections: Bolt group tension; Bolt group shear; Combined bolt shear and tension; End plate thickness; Bearing on bolts, and ply materials; Cross bending in column flange due to bolt tension including stiffeners or backing plates; Column web tension; Column web bearing and buckling including web stiffeners; Column web shear including Morris stiffeners; Bolt group reversal; Flange and web welds.
Column base, simple pinned and fixed: Pressure under base; Tension in holding down bolts; Shear in bolts; Combined shear and tension in bolts; Base plate thickness; Flange and web welds.
Flexible cleats and end plates: Shear in bolts (cleat outstand and cleats to beam web); Bearing on bolts, and ply materials; Cleats and plates in shear; Cleats in bending; Additional bearing due to double shear; Shear in the beam web notched and un-notched; Bending at end of beam notches.
Column splice, axial compression carried by end bearing: Tension in flange plates; Bolts in shear including use of HSFG bolts.
Beam or column moment splice: Flange plate tension; Flange plate compression; Flange bolts shear; Flange bolts bearing; Web bolts shear and bearing; Web plate shear; Web plate bending; Additional checks for HSFG bolts.
Web buckling and bearing: Web bearing, web buckling with and without stiffeners; Column bearing; Provision of torsional restraint by web stiffeners.

Other benefits
DXF output is available for links to all popular CAD systems.  In built sections tables for UB, UC, UBP, and RSJ sections in built bolt tables for grade 4.6, grade 8. and HSFG bolts.

For the design of portal frame eaves haunch and moment connections the program uses the methods proposed in the publication: Joints in Steel Construction Moment Connections published by the SCI in association with the BCSA.

Portal frame apex connections are designed to earlier recommendations outlined in the Constrado Monograph Plastic Design of Low Rise Frames by M.R. Home and L.J. Morris.

For the design of flexible double web cleat, flexible end plate, simple column splice, base, and bearing connections, the program makes use of the recommendations of the BCSA publication Manual on Connections Volume 1 - Joints in simple construction.

Detailed descriptions of the numeric methods used will not be discussed here, or in the program user guide.  Full details of all checks and methods applied are obtainable within the printed calculations.  Indeed QuikJoint calculations, are clearer, contain more references, methods, formulae and intermediate values than most manual calcuations.  The authors of QuikJoint strongly believe this to be the only quality assured solution.

QuikJoint can be thought of as a sophisticated rapid calculation and presentation tool.  Ultimate responsibility of any connection design rests with the designer.