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Lateral loading of gravity columns.

Lateral loading of gravity columns.

Lateral loading of gravity columns.

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We are in the process of evaluting the ETABS software.  Can you laterally load a gravity column?  For example...you have a tall single story building with intermediate wind girts, or a building with ribbon glass and eccentric spanderal beams that support brick between floors.

RE: Lateral loading of gravity columns.

Yes, you can. I don't think ETABS defines a column element as lateral or gravity. It defines it as a column and i am sure it will check the column as for a combination of axial load and bending from the reactions of the wind girt.

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