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Column Load Summary

This output provides an abbreviated listing of the loads on every gravity column in the structure. The output includes:

  • The column line.
  • The story height.
  • The total dead load on the column.
  • The self‑weight of the column.
  • The total reduced positive and negative live loads on the column.
  • The total dead plus reduced positive live load and total dead plus negative live load.

All column loads are unfactored loads. In cases where there is no size in the column i.e. none worked or cannot design, then user would see an asterisk (*) tag assigned to the column and placed next to the self-weight. In cases where there are applied moments to any column in the column line, a message saying “See column loads report for applied moments” is printed after the entire column line report.