The importance of properly designed and detailed connection in steel structures cannot be over-emphasized. While the fulfilment of the requirements of any single connection is fairly straight-forward, the designer is usually faced with numerous different connections and a certain degree of standardization may prove to be economical; thus connections may have to be reviewed continuously which can be tedious. Similarly, during the construction phase it may be necessary to alter connections because of the unavailability of the serial sizes of connecting members themselves, type of bolt and/or bolt size, plate size (thickness) etc. It is with this constraint in mind interactive computer programs are written for bolted end-plate moment connections common in practice. Because of the limitation of space, only flow charts are included in the paper. The detailing rules of the connections are based on British Standard BS449. Since Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies) is located in seismic risk zone recommendations based on SEAOC have also been incorporated in the programs.

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