Using this method design forces are not directly amplified. Rather the code stipulates that beams need to remain elastic and the columns sway-sensitive effective length factors need to be applied. The user is responsible for ensuring beams remain elastic if this option is used. The user can assign an explicit effective length factor to the column axis or have the program calculate the appropriate value (refer to 3.2.3.6).

• Per 4.8.3.3.4 a lower limit of 0.85 will be placed on the magnitude of mx, my and myx.