The feature to design user-provided table (UPT) general sections has now been introduced steel members designed per Eurocode 3 (EN 1993-1-1:2005). However, rather than assuming that the section will behave like an I section, you are given the option of choosing the 'section-type' he would like to design the member for.

Unless specified using the GST parameter, a general section will be assumed to be an I- Section.

The design procedure will then account for the section type and proceed with the design as necessary. The output report will also indicate the section type considered for the design of the UPT section. The design output will indicate the section as follows:

             *     1 ST   IPE100       (UPT: DESIGNED AS I-SECTION)
            
		                FAIL     EC-6.3.2 LTB       8.591         1
                        0.00            0.00         -31.25        2.50
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 | CALCULATED CAPACITIES FOR MEMB     1 UNIT - kN,m  SECTION CLASS  1  |
 |MCZ=    9.2 MCY=    2.1 PC=    12.3 PT=   242.1 MB=    3.6 PV=   68.7|
 | BUCKLING  CO-EFFICIENTS C1  AND  K  :    C1 =  1.132    K =  1.000  |
 | PZ=   242.05    FX/PZ =   0.00       MRZ=    9.2      MRY=    2.1   |
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