To assign reduced section property factors to a member, use the following procedure.

1. (Optional) Select the members which will all have the same member specification assigned.
2. On the Specification ribbon tab, select the Beam > Cracked Property tool in the Specification group.
   
   The Member Specification dialog opens to the Property Reduction Factors tab.
3. Select either:

   Global – specify the Reduction Factors to be used below, which will apply to any member regardless of material.

   or

   Code Specific – select the building code to use reduction factors specific to load cases per that code which are only applied to concrete members:

   • IS1893 2016

4. Type the reduction factor values to assign to the current member selection:
   • Reduction Factor for Cross sectional Area (RAX)
     Note: For IS1893 2016 reduction factors, the RAX input field is inactive as this property reduction is not mandated by that code for concrete members.
   • Reduction Factor for Torsion Constant (RIX)
   • Reduction Factor for Moment of Inertia, major axis (RIY)
   • Reduction Factor for Moment of Inertia, minor axis (RIZ)
   Note: Reduction factor values should be between 0 and 1 (inclusive).
5. Either:

   To…	Do the following…
   add the specification to the model and assign to the current member selection	click Assign.
   add the specification to the model for later assignment	click Add.

   The dialog closes.