Hi everyone,
I am working on STAAD.Pro load combinations which is normally done as:
1 Dead load (DL)
2 Live load 1 (LL1)
3 Live load 2 (LL2)
4 Wind load +X (WLX+)
5 Wind load -X (WLX-)
6 COMB1 (DL+LL1+WLX+)
1 1.0 2 1.0 4 1.0
7 COMB2(DL+LL2+WLX+)
1 1.0 3 1.0 4 1.0
8 COMB3 (DL+LL1+WLX-)
1 1.0 2 1.0 5 1.0
9 COMB4(DL+LL2+WLX-)
1 1.0 3 1.0 5 1.0
Instead of doing as above and to reduce the number of load combination I want do as method 2:
1 Dead load (DL)
2 Live load 1 (LL1)
3 Live load 2 (LL2)
4 Wind load +X (WLX+)
5 Wind load -X (WLX-)
6 COMB1_Envelope_ (WLX+; WLX-)
Envelope (WLX+; WLX-)
7 COMB2_Envelope_ (LL1; LL2)
Envelope (WLX+; WLX-)
8 COMB4(DL+COMB1+COMB2)
1 1.0 6 1.0 7 1.0
Is there any commands in STAAD.Pro that can help me to do as method 2
Appreciate your feedback soon,
Thanks you in advance!
Regards,