Overstrength Tick Box

There are certain items that are required to checked for overstrength seismic values, even if your entire project is not to overstrength loads… it’d be helpful to have a place on the project defaults to put in the overstrength factor, and a tick box on relevant calculators to apply that factor or not for the specific calculation.

For instance, If I’m checking a light gage hold-down column, it requires overstrength (and often overstrength compression checks govern), but the associated foundation check does not require it. Therefore, currently I can’t do load linking for my column onto my foundation and expect correct sizing.

If there was a tick box to apply overstrength to the column, it could apply on the unfactored loads entered there, then pass unfactored loads to the foundation, where the overstrength tick box could remain un-ticked and correctly check without overstrength combinations.

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Hi Mathguy,

Thank you for your detailed feedback. Adding an overstrength factor input in the project defaults, along with a tick box to apply or bypass it in relevant calculators, is a great suggestion. I’ve passed this request to our development team for consideration, and I’ll be sure to keep you informed of any updates.