Can you help me understand what section property "j" is in the screenshot below?
I went to the manual for cross section entry, but it referred me to the design section. There were no definitions to be found:
D1.E.1 Cross-Sectional Properties (bentley.com)
j - Parameter used in determination of elastic critical moment.
I.e. for the C shape, it is:
You can find the calculation examples of it in the AISI manual.
Thank you for the response. Does RAM Elements calculate this parameter? I do not see it in the output.
Thanks again.