> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.enercalc.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.enercalc.com/e3d-training-manual/design/steel-design/design-result.md).

# Steel Design Results

How to read the Steel Design Results table reporting sections, status, critical ratios, forces, capacities, and deflections.

Click **Steel Design > Steel Design Results** to open the *Steel Design Results* table.

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This table presents the results of the most recent Steel Design process. Each line represents a member in the model and presents the following data:

**Member ID:** The ID of the member.

**Length:** The actual member length, not the unbraced length for flexure or for Euler buckling.

**Section:** The AISC section for which design results are displayed.

{% hint style="success" %}
Tip: Click the dropdown arrow in the Section cell to view a list of other sections selected by the Steel Design routine subject to the limitations of the Section Prefix and the Section Pool.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Tip: Selecting a different section will invalidate the analysis results due to changes in stiffness. So be sure to reanalyze the model and rerun the Steel Design after making any section changes.
{% endhint %}

**Status:** Indicates an OK or NG status to show whether the selected member satisfies code requirements or not.

**Critical Ratio:** Reports the highest ratio found after running all of the required steel code checks on the member considering Axial & Bending, Shear, and Deflection.

**Load Combination:** Indicates the Load Combination responsible for producing the Critical Ratio.

**Distance:** Reports the location where the critical design was found to occur. 0 indicates that the critical design location was at the starting end of the member. 1 indicates that the critical design location was at the ending end of the member. A decimal indicates a location somewhere in between starting and ending end.

**Axial-Bending Ratio:** Indicates the highest ratio that occurred on the member due to combined axial and flexural design when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Shear-X Ratio:** Indicates the highest ratio that occurred on the member due to strong direction shear when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Shear-Y Ratio:** Indicates the highest ratio that occurred on the member due to weak direction shear when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Total Deflection Ratio:** Calculated as controlling Total Load Deflection/(Span/Total Load Deflection Denominator) when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Live Deflection Ratio:** Calculated as controlling Live Load Deflection/(Span/Live Load Deflection Denominator) when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Pu:** Axial load at the controlling distance when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Mux:** Moment about the strong axis at the controlling distance when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Muy:** Moment about the weak axis at the controlling distance when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Vux:** Shear in the strong direction at the controlling distance when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Vuy:** Shear in the weak direction at the controlling distance when subjected to the load combination that produced the Critical Ratio.

**Total Dy:** Total Load strong axis deflection.

**Live Dy:** Live Load strong axis deflection.

**PhiPn:** Axial capacity.

**PhiMnx:** Strong axis moment capacity.

**PhiMny:** Weak axis moment capacity.

**PhiVnx:** Strong direction shear capacity.

**PhiVny:** Weak direction shear capacity.

**Total Deflection Limit:** Span/Total Load Deflection Denominator.

**Live Deflection Limit:** Span/Live Load Deflection Denominator.

**Cb:** Lateral-torsional buckling modification factor for nonuniform moment diagrams.

**Cmx:** Coefficient accounting for nonuniform moment about the strong axis.

**Cmy:** Coefficient accounting for nonuniform moment about the weak axis.


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