Columns lap splices at Mid height of column

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ahmed algmsy
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Columns lap splices at Mid height of column

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Dear all,
I am a new user of SeismoStruct and I am performing an analysis for a Reinforced concrete columns subjected to Flexture and normal forces with short lap splices (lap splice length=12 cm )at tension side only .How to simulate this lap splice in SeismoStruct? Can any body give me some benefinal suggestion for this question?
Thank you in advance.
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seismosoft
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Re: Columns lap splices at Mid height of column

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The effect of the lap splices is directly considered in the calculation of the the chord-rotation capacities of the members, according to the code-based expressions.
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