Use this dialog to define additional parameters for Spaced columns or Build-up columns according to ANSI/AWC NDS-2012.
Access
- Select Columns in Special Loading Conditions in the Member Definitions - Parameters dialog, and then click Special Columns.
Dialog elements
- Spaced column
- Select this option for double-rectangular shapes connected by evenly distributed blocks.
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- Fixity conditions - Specify which fixity condition to use in order to perform the calculations according to paragraph 15.2 of the code.
Two conditions are allowed: a and b.
- l3 length - Represents the distance between the center of the spacer block and the centroid connection of an end block.
Specify if this value is Absolute or Relative to the member length.
- Fixity conditions - Specify which fixity condition to use in order to perform the calculations according to paragraph 15.2 of the code.
- Build-up column
- Select this option for members consisting in two or more pieces of wood with their wide faces fastened together mechanically.
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- Connection type - Specify the type of connection: Nailed or Bolted to perform the calculations according to paragraph 15.3 of the code.