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# Design an HSS to HSS Shear Connection to CSA S16:19

> Design an HSS to HSS shear connection to CSA S16:19 with the Calcs.com calculator.

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    <div className="calc-details-chips"><span className="calc-chip calc-chip--region">Canada</span><span className="calc-chip calc-chip--primary">CSA S16:19</span></div>
    <div className="calc-details-head"><span className="calc-card-icon">    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/clearcalcs/76EPoy-ubBj1vg6U/images/calculator-icons/300af3253d170db7936a841eaafe1b5cbff4c5fcdfe90e16e6e4323aa71cd863.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=76EPoy-ubBj1vg6U&q=85&s=134a827c8d462c2239ab7894bc203dd2" alt="" width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" data-path="images/calculator-icons/300af3253d170db7936a841eaafe1b5cbff4c5fcdfe90e16e6e4323aa71cd863.svg" /></span><p className="calc-details-name">HSS to HSS Shear Connection</p><a className="calc-details-run" href="https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19">Run the calc</a></div>
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## Method & scope

| Property         | Detail                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Design standards | CSA S16:19                                                                                                                                                               |
| Regions          | Canada                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Presets          | Coped Beam, Exterior Plates, Single Plate, Through Bolt & Coped Beam, Field-Welded Exterior Plates, Unstiffened Seated, Field-Welded, End Plate - Side Angle, and 2 more |

## How to use it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the calculator">
    Open it from **Run calc** in the About this calculator panel above. To start from a typical setup, choose one of the presets listed there.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your inputs">
    Work through the input sections from top to bottom. Click any input label to see its reference explanation, clause, conditions and assumptions. See [Checks, References, Conditions and Assumptions](/docs/running-calculations/checking-results/checks-references-conditions-assumptions).
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  <Step title="Review the results and export">
    Check the utilization of each governing check in the summary, then export a PDF report. See [Views and Export](/docs/running-calculations/exporting-reports/views-and-export).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Available presets

Each preset opens the calculator with a typical setup already entered.

| Preset                                                            | Open in Calcs.com                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <span id="coped_beam" />Coped Beam                                | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=coped_beam)                             |
| <span id="exterior_plates" />Exterior Plates                      | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=exterior_plates)                        |
| <span id="single_plate" />Single Plate                            | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=single_plate)                           |
| <span id="through_bolt_coped_beam" />Through Bolt & Coped Beam    | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=through_bolt_coped_beam)                |
| <span id="double_shear_tab" />Field-Welded Exterior Plates        | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=double_shear_tab)                       |
| <span id="unstiffened-20seated" />Unstiffened Seated              | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=Unstiffened%2520Seated)                 |
| <span id="Field-Welded" />Field-Welded                            | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=Field-Welded)                           |
| <span id="end-20plate-20-20side-20angle" />End Plate - Side Angle | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=End%2520Plate%2520-%2520Side%2520Angle) |
| <span id="Hidden" />Hidden                                        | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=Hidden)                                 |
| <span id="end-20plate" />End Plate                                | [Run with preset](https://app.calcs.com/new/sheet/steelConnectionHssBeamToHssCSAS16-19?presetCode=End%2520Plate)                          |

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