RE: Composite section
Sorry, I ignored the plate material is concrete. The Issue also exist in my PC. I will check it.
View ArticleComposite section
I created a composite section which consists of the following two parts,1. ASTM W 10x100: Steel2. Plate (width 14", thickness=1") : Concretewhen i try to export this into STAAD.Pro as a General...
View ArticleRE: Use of Lz factor in design of steel beam
The LZ is the length in local Z axis for the Slenderness ratio calculation and it is just a geometric check against the allowable limit specified by the respective design code. As the slenderness check...
View ArticleUse of Lz factor in design of steel beam
In some of the staad files , I have observed that the designers are giving Lz factor for steel beams which have been made from intermediate nodes ( i.e. on the beam , in which some secondary beams are...
View ArticleSTAAD.Pr0 SS6 20.07.11.45 MFC Error
Hi, please help.I am getting the following error, during analysis....
View ArticleRE: Design as per Response spectrum results.
In the folder X:\SProV8i SS6\STAAD\Examp\Response Spectrum you will find an example named Example1_Response Spectrum.std It uses the sign of the Dominant mode to assign the sign to the calculated...
View ArticleRE: Composite section
The screenshot shows that 3 terms are turning out to be negative values - PZ, PY and HSS. And, IX too seems to have taken on an absurdly large value. We need to look into why that is happening. If you...
View ArticleRE: Design as per Response spectrum results.
Dear Mr.Kris Sathia /Sir, Thanks for enlightening the examples and the use of command. I went through both the examples but I could not understand the difference between the two commands-Dominant and...
View ArticleRE: Bent Plates in RAM Connection
For bent plates design and for the bolt shear capacity on the beam side, RAM Connection neglects the beam bolt eccentricity when these conditions are met:Bolt columns = 1Bolt distance to support <=...
View ArticleRE: Bent Plates in RAM Connection
OK, I think I would agree with all of that. I only have one question. Further down on p10-160, they say "In all-bolted construction, both the shop and field bolts should be designed for shear and the...
View ArticleBent Plates in RAM Connection
I noticed that a skewed shear tab wouldn't work for a particular beam to beam connection, but a bent plate with the same bolts and eccentricity did. Looking at the results with View Formulas enabled, I...
View ArticleRE: Load combination Code in STAAD.pro V8i
1.Run STAAD.Pro,then click Commands--Loading—Edit Auto Load Rules:2.The "Edit Loading Rules for Auto Load Combination Generation" Dialog Box is opened,click "New Code", type "AASHTO",click Ok;3. Then...
View ArticleLoad combination Code in STAAD.pro V8i
How can I add Load combination Code (exmp. AASHTO) for auto load combination?
View ArticleRE: Transfer Slabs and Frame & Concrete Modules
Seth, I have following situation: 5-storey building with transfers at each floor. First 3 floors are going to be fully propped until L3 is completed and 100%cured. In this situation, Ram Frame gives...
View ArticleTransfer Slabs and Frame & Concrete Modules
Hi,As per the RAM SS Import table there are options to input transfer loads either from RAM FRAME or RAM CONCRETE. Obviously, since these 2 modules have rather different way to calculate the...
View ArticleRE: Upt file not read on ss6
Can you mention the design code that you have followed? If possible, zip the .std and .upt file and upload that zip file.
View ArticleRE: Upt file not read on ss6
This link the file, extension .tblwww.dropbox.com/.../XING.TBL
View ArticleRE: updated list of references.
seth , good to hear that it is listed in V 3.63.2.4 , but since those where incorporated in earlier version itself , i would request you to please atleast list the other reference in this forum . for...
View Articleupdated list of references.
could you please list out all the references after ref 60. which are reported in limcon output. Also please note that ref 15 and ref 16 code title have been interchangebily used.Prequalified...
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