RE: ACI 318-08 Ordinary Moment Frame Seismic Provisions
I logged an enhancement to perform this check just last month, Re: Enhancement 696671: Check ACI 318-08 (& 318-11) Section 21.2.3 for OMF columns that are short (re 21.3.3)
It has not been implemented yet. You would have to make the columns lateral…
OMF Connection to HSS Column
The project I'm working on is in SDC D (so no R = 3), but we fall into the exception of 12.2.5.6.1 which allows us to use OMF for our situation. Due to architectural constraints, we're looking at using HSS columns with wide flange beams to make up the…