Dec
30th
2022
Tributary Area · 5:48am Dec 30th, 2022
What is Tributary Area in Columns?
Tributary area refers to the area around the column bound by a panel centreline. The tributary method is used to calculate static loads and forces transferred from floor slabs onto columns.
Designers often use the tributary area of columns to transfer loads from slabs into columns or calculate reactions of beams framing into columns. This method is used more often than the latter.
