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  1. PhillipA10

    ETABS Column Unbraced Length Issue

    Thanks for your reply. I have beams framing into the columns at each level and a rigid diaphragm is also applied. For some reason ETABS still thinks the column's unbraced length is the full 30ft. I don't want to break the column at each level because when I do so it automatically renames the...
  2. PhillipA10

    ETABS Column Unbraced Length Issue

    Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows how to brace a column at each floor level in ETABS without breaking the column into multiple columns at each level. For example, lets say you have a column that spans 30 feet between Levels 1 and the Roof that is braced at Level 2, Level 3 and the Roof. Assume...
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