General Parameters Tab
| Properties | Description |
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RC Beam:
RC Column:
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Available section shapes. Click these icons to select a section shape. Then fields in the Dimensions panel are updated to include dimensions and settings appropriate for the selected section. The image illustrates the shape and dimensions of a section represented by the icon. |
| Material | Concrete class associated with a section.
Depends on the section type. The Material list displays a list of materials from databases set for your project in the Job Preferences dialog. |
| Gamma angle | It is a rotation angle that you assign to the section of a linear element. For most sections, the default value is 0. |
| Label | Name of a section. You can use a standard label assigned automatically. |
| Color | Color for displaying a section. |
| Dimensions | Section dimensions are illustrated in the image. |
| Reduction of mom. of inertia | Used in static calculations to account for section cracking. This method is allowed by USA codes (UBC 1997 point 1910.11.1 or ACI 318 p.10.11.1) and other codes. If you select this option, specify coefficients reducing the section's moments of inertia (Ix, Iy, or Iz) for a section. The reduction is associated with properties of a given section and is not a global analysis parameter. Reduced moments of inertia are displayed (in tables or in dialogs) as current section properties. Reduced properties are considered in static analysis. |
| Use tapered section | Available only for RC beams. Use it to assign linearly-varying cross-section to a beam. After you select this option, in the h2 field, enter a value of the height at the right end of the selected segment. |
