Function
- This function sets the position where the load acts in the I-section in Eurocode3.
Call
From the Main Menu select Design > General > General Design Parameter > Point of load application for Mcr
Input
First, select the members in the model and enter the following:
Option
Add / Replace : elements are added or replaced.
Delete : unselect the elements to be assigned Special Seismic Loads or Vertical Seismic Forces.
Point of load application for Mcr
- Mcr is calculated according to Eq. ENV 1993-1-1:1992, F1.1 and F1.3.
- It can be set for individual members (Beam&Column)
- "zg" : The distance between the shear center of the section and the point where the load is applied
- when entering a value outside the cross section, the value up to the edge of the cross section is applied during design
- The top direction has a (+) sign for zg.