Simple columns (Columns: EC3 Eurocode)
A general column could be designated as a “simple column” to indicate that it does not have any applied loading in its length. Simplified design rules exist for such columns as they are only subject to axial forces and moments due to eccentricity of beam reactions, (moments due to frame action or due to member loading are assumed not to occur).
Note: The simple column design rules have not yet been implemented in Tekla Structural Designer: such columns are thus classed as “beyond scope” when they are
designed.