Response spectrum as per Eurocode and changing earthquake type
Have you noticed that in Staad Pro, when you are doing the calculation as per Eurocode and using the dynamic response spectrum analysis, Staad may change the sub soil class itself (this happends when...
View ArticleRE: RAM Elements - Huge Displacements
Stephani, Thank you for posting your file. Some of the columns (look at Members 9, 11, 12, 17, 27, 32, and 62) are pinned at the base (TX, TY, TZ restraint) and have only pinned beams framing into...
View ArticleRAM Elements - Huge Displacements
I'm getting a "Huge Displacements" warning on a simple RAM elements model. All all accounts, the model appears stable and the maximum nodal displacements are very very small, less than .1". Any...
View ArticleRE: Difference in reactions on exposure to -ve and +ve temperature loads
Reactions may be different based on the type of structure. As you know a positive temperature would mean expansion and a negative would mean contraction. If the structural arrangement is such that the...
View ArticleRE: Difference in reactions on exposure to -ve and +ve temperature loads
Thank you Sir, for your kind response.
View ArticleDifference in reactions on exposure to -ve and +ve temperature loads
Dear fellow members,After exposing my steel structure to -ve and +ve axial temperature loads, I am getting a big difference in base reactions. Is it logical ? To which extent these should differ. I...
View ArticleOpenSTAAD and matlab
Is it possible to access openstaad functions via matlab?After opening the STAAD manually, I am running matlab script file with following commands to instantiate the openstaad object but I am not able...
View ArticleHow to apply wall load, where the wall is not supported by beam element.
Dear Sir/Madam,I wish to apply wall load in the form of member load but in some places in my model I don't want to put any member under it. I have given Dead load and Live load in the form of Floor...
View ArticleTraining on Ram Concept
We have bought the Ram Concept software to do post tensioning slabs. We have four fresh designers who need to be trained. Our office is in Bahrain, and we need someone to come to Bahrain and train our...
View ArticleStaad Plate Element --- Difference in Reactions due to size of mesh size
Greeting of the day !!I have a doubt in staad for Plate elements. 3 different model have been prepared.Case 1: Frame without Plate elementCase 2 : Frame with plate element (Plate element with nodes at...
View ArticleRE: Modeling the Analytical Model
Looks like Autodesk is prepping an 'analytical modeler' as well called REACT.
View ArticleModeling the Analytical Model
What is the most CAD-like and easiest app to use to model the analytical model?I see a lot of engineers basically re-modeling the physical model using tools that do not benefit form things like...
View ArticleRE: instabilities in this warehouse staad model
hi thanks. most of the rafters are failing? will a haunch beam at the ridge and ends make it PASS?
View Articleinstabilities in this warehouse staad model
Can you please check this model? im getting instabilities. thankskindly copy and paste to editorSTAAD TRUSSSTART JOB INFORMATIONJOB NAME TenementJOB CLIENT PFMCJOB NO 036JOB REV 0JOB PART...
View ArticleRAM Elements- non standard built up cross-sections
Is there a way to create my own built up cross section. Specifically a round bar inside an angle? I have looked at the custom table with many cross sectional combos, but couldn't find this...
View ArticlePlease Help Report STAAD PRO SS6 20.07.11.33 CODE AISC 360-05
please help me, i trial use staad pro ss6 with code AISC 360-05 ASD, running done ok, but if i want to create report with STEEL DETAIL DESIGN, the problem is program only create member number 1 only,...
View ArticleRE: Section Database
Yes that files do exist. I clicked on them, making compatible with current version of MS Access, they all are working fine now. But can you help me out with another problem? The Structural Wizard is...
View ArticleSection Database
My section Database is not showing American, British or Indian etc Standard Sections. Only Australian or Chinese is available. But they are all available in the section wizard. How to fix this? Please...
View ArticleRE: OpenSTAAD C#
Respected Sir, The Trailing Mail illustrates regarding Node List. But i am looking for the fillowing void GetNodeCoordinates(object nNodeNo, ref object fCoordX, ref object fCoordY, ref object fCoordZ)...
View ArticleOpenSTAAD C#
Is OpenSTAAD works with C#?I have writen a program to select plate elements in VBEX: Dim objOpenSTAAD As Object Dim SelPlatesNo As Long Dim SelPlates() As Long 'Launch OpenSTAAD Object Set...
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