Q: As per API joint check criteria, the Fy of the chord should be 2/3 of the tensile strength or the Fy of the member, whichever is lower. Does MOSES take care of this or do I have to manually change the Fy of the chord member to whichever is the lower value?
REV 5.08

A: Of course MOSES treats this correctly. Be sure, however, that you have defined the tensile strength correctly. The default is to use a fraction of the yield. We know that this is not correct, but it prevents bogus joint checks for 50 ksi material when people have not altered the tensile strength from the default.