Column and Wall Design Overview

Column and Wall Design Overview

Column and Wall are the significant vertical structural members in a building structure. Column Reinforcement Design Tab can be loaded by selecting the "Columns" under the Design tab. Design settings of columns and walls are explained in detail in the following sections.
  1. Overview of the Column Summary Table
  2. Column and Wall Design Contents
  3. Interactive Column Design
  4. Define Merged Wall/Irregular column Reinforcement in Polyline Column Editor
  5. How to use mesh reinforcement / BRC for shear wall design

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