Parameters

Item

Type: System Int32
This is an integer between 1 and 29, inclusive, indicating the preference item considered.

1. Framing type
2. Seismic design category
3. Design provision
4. Analysis method (Obsolete, replaced by 27, 28, and 29)
5. Notional load coefficient
6. Phi bending
7. Phi compression
8. Phi tension yielding
9. Phi tension fracture
10. Phi shear
11. Phi shear sort webbed rolled I
12. Phi torsion
13. Ignore seismic code
14. Ignore special seismic load
15. Doubler plate is plug welded
16. HSS welding type
17. Reduce HSS thickness
18. Consider deflection
19. DL deflection limit, L/Value
20. SDL + LL deflection limit, L/Value
21. LL deflection limit, L/Value
22. Total load deflection limit, L/Value
23. Total camber limit, L/Value
24. Pattern live load factor
25. Demand/capacity ratio limit
26. Multi-response case design
27. Analysis Method
28. Second Order Method
29. Stiffness Reduction Method

Value

Type: System Double 
The value of the considered preference item.

1. Framing type
   1. SMF
   2. IMF
   3. OMF
   4. SCBF
   5. OCBF
   6. OCBFI
   7. EBF
2. Seismic design category
   1. A
   2. B
   3. C
   4. D
   5. E
   6. F
3. Design provision
   1. LRFD
   2. ASD
4. Analysis method (Obsolete, replaced by 27, 28, and 29)
   1. Gen 2nd Order Elastic
   2. 2nd Order By Amp 1st Order
   3. Limited 1st Order Elastic
   4. DAM Gen 2nd Order Taub Variable
   5. DAM Gen 2nd Order Taub Fixed
   6. DAM Amp 1st Order Taub Variable
   7. DAM Amp 1st Order Taub Fixed
5. Notional load coefficient Value > 0
6. Phi bending Value > 0
7. Phi compression Value > 0
8. Phi tension yielding Value > 0
9. Phi tension fracture Value > 0
10. Phi shear Value > 0
11. Phi shear sort webbed rolled I Value > 0
12. Phi torsion Value > 0
13. Ignore seismic code 0 = No

    Any other value = Yes

14. Ignore special seismic load 0 = No

    Any other value = Yes

15. Doubler plate is plug welded 0 = No

    Any other value = Yes

16. HSS welding type
    1. ERW
    2. SAW
17. Reduce HSS thickness 0 = No

    Any other value = Yes

18. Consider deflection 0 = No

    Any other value = Yes

19. DL deflection limit, L/Value Value > 0
20. SDL + LL deflection limit, L/Value Value > 0
21. LL deflection limit, L/Value Value > 0
22. Total load deflection limit, L/Value Value > 0
23. Total camber limit, L/Value Value > 0
24. Pattern live load factor Value > 0
25. Demand/capacity ratio limit Value > 0
26. Multi-response case design
    1. Envelopes
    2. Step-by-step
    3. Last step
    4. Envelopes -- All
    5. Step-by-step -- All
27. Analysis Method
    1. Direct Analysis
    2. Effective Length
    3. Limited 1st Order
28. Second Order Method
    1. General 2nd Order
    2. Amplified 1st Order
29. Stiffness Reduction Method
    1. Tau-b variable
    2. Tau-b Fixed
    3. No Modification