Southern Steel Engineers, LLC

Delegated structural steel connection design covering standard shear connections, bracing, moment connections, and complex specialty joints.

• Shear Connections

  Design of shear tabs, clip angles, extended shear tabs, and end plates to minimize fabrication costs.

• Bracing Connections

  Bolted or welded vertical and horizontal bracing connection designs utilizing HSS, wide flange, angles, or rods.

• Moment Connections

  Directly welded, bolted flange plate, and bolted end plate lateral stability connections designed to minimize stiffeners and doublers.

• Seismic and Crane Connections

  Specialty high-seismic bracing or moment frames and fatigue-resistant crane connection designs.

• Truss Connections

  Truss end connections and chord splices designed to ensure fit-up and erection tolerances.

Comprehensive engineering for custom, monumental, and utility steel stairs, handrails, guardrails, and supporting elements.

• Steel Stair Design

  Structural design of interior, exterior, monumental, multi-landing, and free-standing stair systems.

• Miscellaneous Steel Design

  Engineering of custom platforms, canopies, ladders, ships ladders, catwalks, and cable railings.

Construction-phase engineering, including erection stability, shop drawing reviews, and rapid field correction solutions.

• Steel Erection Engineering

  Stability analysis, truss lift design, and specialized field support for steel erectors.

• Steel Shop Drawing Review

  Third-party reviews and stamped engineering letters validating compliance with structural plans and AISC codes.

• Field Fix Engineering

  Rapid engineering repairs addressing fabrication errors, detailing mistakes, out-of-plumb walls, and field design changes.

Full structural engineering and Engineer of Record services specializing in steel structures, integrated foundations, and concrete design.

• Building Design & EOR Services

  Comprehensive structural engineering for new buildings, major additions, and heavy industrial facilities.