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Indian Codes - Steel Design Per IS 800 - 1984
Indian Codes - Steel Design Per IS 800 - 1984
Once a parameter is specified, its value stays at that specified number until it is specified
again. This is the way STAAD works for all codes.
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(36.25 KSI)
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1.0 = No sidesway
11C.4.1 Notes
a. "Deflection Length" is defined as the length that is used for calculation of local deflections
within a member. It may be noted that for most cases the "Deflection Length" will be equal
to the length of the member. However, in some situations, the "Deflection Length" may be
different. A straight line joining DJ1 and DJ2 is used as the reference line from which local
deflections are measured.
For example, refer to the figure below where a beam has been modeled using four joints
and three members. The “Deflection Length” for all three members will be equal to the total
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length of the beam in this case. The parameters DJ1 and DJ2 should be used to model this
situation. Thus, for all three members here, DJ1 should be 1 and DJ2 should be 4.
b. If DJ1 and DJ2 are not used, "Deflection Length" will default to the member length and local
deflections will be measured from original member line.
c. The above parameters may be used in conjunction with other available parameters for steel
design.
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