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Sloped Column Modelling

Sloped Column Modelling

Sloped Column Modelling

(OP)
How to model sloped column in ETABS? not as brace.

RE: Sloped Column Modelling

By default, any member that is not in the XZ or YZ plane is considered a brace. It can be designed as a column, but internally ETABS will call it a brace.

I have previously defined columns in section designer with a few reinforcing patters and column strength and during design checked the column for strength using the interaction curves generated.

RE: Sloped Column Modelling

(OP)
Hmm the design is back to the manual check then.
It's very stressful for seismic large problem.

RE: Sloped Column Modelling

It is not a manual check. You define reinforcing pattern in section designer and let the program check it.

RE: Sloped Column Modelling

XFEM,

What is a good example of a structure that has a sloped column?

In any ways, my idea is to get the forces and manually design it using any spreadsheet available. Ignore the description of etabs as a brace.

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