Thanks for ur interest.
The X-brace system in a steel tower is designed as tension/compression system.
According to ASCE 10-97 (see page 58), for one member in the X-brace members under compression/compression, different length "L" (kL/r) should be taken depending on the...
I've utilized STAADPRO to check&select X-brace members of a tower per to ASCE 10-97. But it seems that STAADPRO can't identify the X-brace members.
So I wonder whether the software be able to identify X-brace members automatically. If it can, how to achieve it?
Thanks ahead!