https://communities.bentley.com/members/76cef65f_2d00_5023_2d00_40e0_2d00_a4ff_2d00_86b4b6a40e20Aissa Mk's recent activityen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/achievements/460ac7df-7ccc-4c42-a204-9e05eef3be09Fri, 03 Sep 2021 03:08:50 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:a9f2bf01-851b-4481-ac88-75f470d10e39Ask a question in a forum.https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/219031/can-someone-explain-what-the-compressible-option-for-column-modeling-entails-in-ram-conceptFri, 03 Sep 2021 14:51:53 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:8b3042b7-447d-4ec5-942f-d2afc72f7336Aissa Mk<p>&nbsp;Does assigning the compressible feature to the column takes column shortening into account therefore increasing deflections at the column?</p> <p>I have seen that it is usually recommended to apply to models but it would be more helpful to understand why.</p> <p></p> <p>What exactly does &quot;compressible&quot; do to columns in Ram Concept?</p> <p>Thank you</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>