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Axial Slenderness Limits

Within the RAM Frame Standard Provisions Steel Post-Processor, you can use the Criteria > Axial Slenderness Limits to specify a slenderness limit KL/r < 200 to apply to all members in compression within the model and a limit L/r < 300 for all members in tension as detailed in and ASD and LRFD Specification Section B7. For CAN/CSA only the l/r limit is applicable. This option is not available for the other codes.