Steel member design: Flags
These can give a quick indication of what has happened in the member’s check.
The flags that can be set are:
| Flag Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| NOTIFY | |
| WARNING | causes NOTIFY to be set |
| FAIL | causes WARNING to be set |
| NOT CHECKED | causes WARNING to be set |
| FAIL LOCAL | cause FAIL to be set |
| FAIL BUCKLE | |
| FAIL BUCKLE LAT_TORS | |
| FAIL BUCKLE AXIAL MAJOR | |
| FAIL BUCKLE AXIAL MINOR | |
| FAIL LOCAL AXIAL | |
| FAIL LOCAL BENDING MAJOR | |
| FAIL LOCAL BENDING MINOR | |
| FAIL LOCAL SHEAR MAJOR | |
| FAIL LOCAL SHEAR MINOR | |
| FAIL LOCAL TORSION | |
| INFO LOCAL SLENDER | cause NOTIFY to be set |
| INFO LOCAL SLENDER WEB | |
| INFO LOCAL SLENDER FLANGE | |
| INFO MEMBER SLENDER | causes WARNING to be set |
By necessity, the structure of member results is not design code specific.