• Is UNB/UNT/UNL linked to effective length factors Ky and Kz in STAADPRO?

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could provide some clarity on the use of UNL (UNB/UNT) in the case of cantilever members. What I know so far is that Ky and Kz would have some typical factor of 2 or 2.1 for cantilever members, and this impacts the…
  • Unbraced length of physical members

    Is there an easy/quick way to set the unbraced length (LZ) of all members in a model to the length of the physical member they're a part of? I have over 10,000 physical members alone, so it is incredibly time consuming to check the length of each one…