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Fastest way to calculate column axial loads
The fastest way to get column axial loads is to draw the plan once and let the tributary areas and stacking resolve. Here is the workflow and why it beats sketching.
Elena Marchetti··4 min
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Axial Load
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How to calculate column loads
A column's load is every floor it carries, added up. Here is how to find the axial load from tributary areas, stack it through floors, and factor it.
Elena Marchetti··4 min
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How to size a column from axial load
Once you have a column's factored axial load, a quick required-area estimate gives a trial size. Here is the preliminary method for steel and concrete, with worked numbers.
Elena Marchetti··4 min