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-conceptDoes assigning the compressible feature to the column takes column shortening into account therefore increasing deflections at the column? I have seen that it is usually recommended to apply to models but it would be more helpful to understand why.en-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/669951?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:17:25 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:fdb44637-d324-42d0-bd44-e0d01935abcfSeth Guthrie<p>Yes, compressible columns take shortening into account. If compressibility is not considered and you have a pair of columns, or a column and a wall, that are close together, then they create a couple to resist moments that may be excessively rigid.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>