A kinked column is defined as a column that extends unbraced through more than one story and is not braced by the slab or another member at the level that the column bends (is kinked). For these columns the unbraced length is taken as the entire length of the column (sum of individual column lengths) and an equivalent Uniform Moment factor (AISC-Cb, BS5950 – mLTB, CAN – W2, Euro - βLTB, AS - αm) is considered to equal 1.0.