Question
What about pedestal evaluations placed on arbitrary shape copings?
Answer
The Seismic Performance Evaluation option does not automatically calculate the area of resistance used to evaluate concrete failure and pryout failure when the coping has an irregular planar shape or is placed directly on top of a column.
In this case, you can utilize the [Anchor Evaluaton > Concrete Fracture/Pryout Fracture Geometry > User Define Parameter] function to directly enter the parameters used in the evaluation and reflect them in the evaluation report.
The User Define Parameter function can be optionally applied to each item of concrete destruction and pryout destruction by checking the option. The evaluation parameters must be calculated and entered directly using a CAD product, and the evaluation is performed using the directly entered data as the final variable, and the output is printed with a guide image as shown in the figure below.
[ Seismic Performance Evaluation report output with User Define Parameter option applied ]