Design method (Columns: EC3 Eurocode)
Unless explicitly stated all steel column calculations in Tekla Structural Designer are in accordance with the relevant sections of EC3 (Ref. 1) and the associated National Annex.
A full range of strength, buckling and serviceability checks are carried out.
Note:
A sway assessment is also performed. This can optionally be de-activated in the column properties for those columns or column stacks for which it would be inappropriate.