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LZ requirement in design

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Eabrar

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HI

IN A STRUCTURE ANALYSIS WHEN WE SPECIFY KZ VALUES (FOR BEAM-COLUMN JOINTS), THEN WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SPECIFIYING LZ VALUES?

THANKS AND REGARDS,


 
The KZ has to do with end fixitivity. The LZ is the unbraced length. The default for L is node to node. If you have a member that has several intermediate nodes but is not braced it that direction you will need to designate LZ.
 
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