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Column design

This section includes information on column design.

Columns are usually vertical structural elements which carry axial loads from a roof or upper storey of a building to the foundations. Other axially loaded members (compressive and tensile), such as truss members, are designed in the same way as columns.

The PDF below includes the following design information in relation to columns:

  • Compression members.
  • Combined bending and compression.
  • Tension members.
  • Column base connections.

Column design - Printable PDF

Column design worked examples - Printable PDF