Engineering Reference & Design Tools

Engineering reference data, design calculators, and material guides — built for working engineers who need answers fast. Free interactive tools, reference tables, and articles for working engineers.

🏗️ Structural & Concrete
Base Plate & Anchor Bolt Calculator

AISC DG1 & ACI 318-19 Ch 17

PT Tendon Calculator

Post-tensioning tendon elongation & jacking force

Beam Calculator

Shear, moment, and deflection diagrams

Column Buckling Calculator

Euler and AISC compression

Concrete Foundation Calculator

Spread/continuous footing

Punching Shear & Stud Rail Designer

ACI 318-19 §22.6 & ACI 421.1R-20

RC Column Interaction Diagram

ACI 318-19 strain compatibility

Wood Beam Designer

NDS 2024 — joists, rafters, headers

Development Length & Lap Splice

ACI 318-19 tension, compression, hooks

Wind Load Calculator

ASCE 7-22 §29 — other structures & appurtenances

Elastomeric Pad Designer

AASHTO LRFD Method A + B

🔩 Fasteners & Joints
Bolt Torque Calculator

Preload, K-factor, and torque specs

Tap Drill Size Lookup

UNC, UNF, NPT, and Metric

Friction Coefficient Lookup

Static and kinetic coefficients

Weld Sizing Calculator

AISC fillet and groove weld design

⭕ Seal Design
O-Ring Groove Calculator

Groove depth, width, and fill

O-Ring Identifier

Reverse-engineer from groove measurements (250+ AS568)

Lip Seal / Rotary Shaft Seal Lookup

Find oil seals by shaft diameter (DIN 3760)

Seal Material Compatibility

Material vs fluid/chemical compatibility checker

Hydraulic Seal Selector

Cylinder seal stack: rod, piston, wiper, guides

Seal Groove Calculator

ISO 5597/6195 groove dimensions

Gasket Bolt Load Calculator

ASME PCC-1 flange bolt torque

💨 Fluid & Force
Drag Force Calculator

Aerodynamic drag, power, and speed

Hydraulic Cylinder Calculator

Force, pressure, rod, flow

Capstan Equation Calculator

Belt/rope friction on drums

Hydraulic Thread Identifier

Identify fittings by OD + TPI measurement

Hydraulic Hose Size Selector

Select hose by flow rate + pressure

Fitting Torque Specs

Torque values for JIC, NPT, ORB, ORFS, BSPP, Metric

Pressure Drop Calculator

Hose pressure loss via Darcy-Weisbach

🧪 Materials & Process
Galvanic Compatibility Checker

Corrosion risk via anodic index

Resin Mix BOM Calculator

Multi-component batching

Two-Part Mix Calculator

Ratio mixing by weight or volume

Volumetric LDR Calculator

Loading dose rate calculations

📐 General Engineering
Section Properties & MOI Calculator

871 AISC shapes, composite builder

Engineering Unit Converter

Length, pressure, torque, force, temp, mass

Volume Calculator

Cylinder, sphere, cone, box, and more

Trajectory Calculator

Projectile motion with drag

Vector Decomposition

Resolve vectors into X/Y components

Spring Design Calculator

Compression, extension, and torsion springs

⚙️ Bearings & Rotation
Bearing Life Calculator (L10)

ISO 281 basic + adjusted rating life

Bearing Fit & Tolerance

Shaft + housing fits per ISO 286

Bearing Speed (DN Value)

Speed capability assessment

Equivalent Dynamic Load

Combined radial + axial to P

Bearing Selection Wizard

Find the right bearing by load, speed, life

🎨 Color & Specification
Color Specification Cross-Reference

Hex, RGB, CMYK, HSL ↔ RAL, FS 595, ANSI Z535.1 with ΔE matching

Image Color Picker

Extract colors from any photo with magnifier and nearest standard matches

Contrast & Accessibility Checker

WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA compliance with fix suggestions