After you click the More button on the Member definition - parameters dialog, the following displays:
The option is used to define additional code parameters of a steel member type.
- Load type parameters for directions Y and Z
- Section parameters - Anet/Agross ratio applies to a tensile force acting on the cable. It is a coefficient that defines the relationship of the member cross-section area, not considering the bolt or rivet openings (Anet), to the total cross-section area (Agross).
- Round pipes case conditions. If the Unidirectional bending of pipes option is selected, then, for this type of section, a bending moment equal to a sum of moments operating along axis Y and Z is calculated; the resultant moment is the basis for bar design.