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COMPOSITE COLUMN MODELING FEATURES

• Integrated Object Based Drawing Environment
• Combine Any Number of Concrete and Steel Shapes
• Drawing Tools for Rectangular and Circular Columns
• Database of Standard Steel Shapes
• Hollow and Flanged Parametric Steel Shapes
• Polygon Tool for Drawing Arbitrary Concrete and Steel Shapes
• Combine Simple and Complex Shapes to Create Any Cross-Section
• Alignment Tools for Accurate Shape Placement

COMPOSITE COLUMN ANALYSIS & DESIGN FEATURES
• Capacity Interaction Surfaces and Diagrams
• Moment-Curvature Curves for any Shape Column
• Sway and Non-Sway Conditions
• Calculates Effective Length Factors
• Slenderness Effects
• Moment Magnification
• American, British & Canadian Codes
• Steel Section Stresses
• Cracked Section Stresses
• Neutral Axis Calculation
• Automatic Member Sizing Based on User Parameters
• Calculates all Properties for Any Cross-Section

COMPOSITE COLUMN DISPLAY FEATURES
• Dimensioned Cross-Sectional Views
• Load-Moment Curves
• Moment-Curvature Curves
• 3D Display of Interaction Surfaces
• 2D & 3D Elastic Stress Contours for Composite Section
• 2D & 3D Cracked Stress Contours for Composite Section

COMPOSITE COLUMN DATA EXCHANGE FEATURES
• Send Current Column View or Report to Printer
• Import Section Data from a Text File
• Cut & Paste Data to/from Excel Spreadsheets
• Import/Export Data in AutoCAD DXF Format