Criteria - Column Design
The
command is used to define the criteria by which a concrete column will be designed.Setting | Description |
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Clear Bar Cover | The distance between the outer edge of the section to the outside of the transverse shear bars. |
Gravity Forces on Lateral Columns | For concrete columns with a lateral member assignment, two sets of gravity force analysis results will be available to the user: one set from RAM Concrete Analysis and another set from RAM Frame. The user has the option to consider either set of forces in RAM Concrete Column. |
Slenderness Reduction Value | According to BS8110, section 3.8.3.1 additional moment must be calculated for solid slender sections. The K values (slenderness reduction factor) can either be iteratively calculated for each load point or alternatively the user can designate a conservative value of 1.0 be applied for all load combinations. |