G.11 Member and Plate Offsets
Some members or elements in a structure may not be concurrent with the incident
joints thereby creating offsets. This offset distance is specified in terms of global or
local coordinate system (i.e., X, Y, and Z distances from the incident joint).
Secondary forces induced, due to this offset connection, are taken into account in analyzing the structure and also to calculate the individual member or element forces.
In the case of members, the new offset centroid of the member can be at the start or end incidences and the new working point will also be the new start or end of the member. Therefore, any reference from the start or end of that member will always be from the new offset points.