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I have analyzed this ashttps://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1708100732/tips/Full_page_photo_ctnn33.pdf a direct tension load on the deformed bar. Seems thats the only force on the dformed bar. Does anyone disagree?

@Kootk Thank you for your informative replies. Target is LTB for sure. The beam section of the Appendix has requirements for the compression flanges of the beam to be restrained. Column section does not have such requirement. Other consultants on my field use Column section. Unfortunately the...

@ KootK The purpose of the brace is to reduce unbraced length and therefore Lateral Torsional Buckling. Not using the glass and there are no horizontals. Local buckling on the mullion have been checked. The braces bolts/nuts on the rod are torqued and are in full tension. I asked whether this...

Celt83 I added a diagram for clarity. Would you use the appendix 6 for beams or for columns in this case?

The steel rod assembly below is used to brace this Egg like looking vertical aluminum member for the purpose of stress reduction. This vertical member is subject to wind load (red arrow) and axial ( dead load into the page transferred to ground) only. There are 12 such columns at 5 ft on...

Learning the basics sometimes is frustrating. Everyone uses it but no one knows where it really comes form. On the left diagram, What is the proper name of the triangle in sketch below. Why do we assume it to be a triangle. What is the supporting document that allows this assumption. Why isn't...