Frame Members
The Frame Members section of the report lists each frame member and its properties. Data is sorted first by frame number, then by level, then by section type, and then by material type.
Column and brace data requires two lines for each member. The first line is the data for the top end, the second line is for the bottom end.
Beam data requires two lines for each member. The first line is the data for the i-end, the second line is the data for the j-end.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| X | This is the X-coordinate of the member. For walls the first occurrence is for the i-end, the second for the j-end. |
| Y | This is the Y-coordinate of the member. For walls the first occurrence is for the i-end, the second for the j-end. |
| RigMaj | This is the Rigid End Zone dimension for the major axis of columns. |
| RigMin | This is the Rigid End Zone dimension for the minor axis of columns. |
| RigEnd | This is the Rigid End Zone dimension for the major axis of beams. |
| Fixity (or Fix) | This is the fixity condition of the member end. F means Fixed, P means Pinned. The value in the x column of xyt represents the condition in the major axis, the value in the y column of xyt represents the condition in the minor axis, and the value in the t column of xyt represents the condition in torsion. |
| Section | This is the size assigned to the steel member. |
| Sec | This is the Section Property number, listed in the Section Properties section of the output, that is assigned to the concrete or other member. |
| Fy | This is the yield strength of the steel member. |
| Pois | This is Poisson’s ratio for the member. |
| UnitWt | This is the unit weight of the member. |
| f’c | This is the compressive strength of the concrete member. |
| E | This is the modulus of elasticity of the "other" member. |
| Thick | This is the thickness of the concrete or "other" wall. |
| T-O | This indicates whether or not a brace is a Tension-only member. Y means it is capable of taking tension forces only, N means it is capable of taking tension or compression forces. |
| BRB | This indicates if a vertical brace has been designated a Buckling Restrained Brace. If the brace is a buckling restrained brace frame then the assigned Axial Stiffness Multiplier Value (see " Analysis with Buckling Restrained Braces ") will be displayed, else "N" will be indicated. |