RE: Beam Girder connection with channel section.
Regretfully, RAM Connection only supports I-shapes for beams and does not connections that use other sections, like channels or HSS, for the beam section. Adding support for other section types is a...
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How to design shear connection for channel section in beam girder category. When I tried, I couldn't find channel section in library to select as a member. RegardsChinmay Gorantiwar
View ArticleRE: Is it possible to turn WARNING off in STAAD output
I don't think there is a direct way to turn this warning off. The only way would possibly be to open the .ANL file using MSWord and actually take these warnings out from there. One can right click on...
View ArticleRE: Program Quality Control - User Interface
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I have posted a Defect # 642599 in our bug tracking system and this will be addressed in a future release.
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Dear Sir/Madam,As a product improvement suggestion, someone needs to correct the spelling on some of the dialog boxes. For example, in the Foundation Advanced Module, if you attempt to generate...
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RE: Shearwall design output in STAAD
Edge reinforcements are vertical bars provided at the two ends of the wall to resist the in-plane MZ moment. The design is carried out following the same rules as used for a beam in flexure. The lever...
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Hi,The shearwall design output shows 3 reinforcement info i.e. horizontal, vertical, and edge. Can you please clarify where "edge" reinf is if you can provide a diagram/sketch of the 3 reinforcements...
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Plate stresses in STAAD.Pro
Dear Support,What’s difference of Principal Stress / Center Stresses / Corner Stresses?Can you explain about the result value(Max absolute, SQ,Tau Max etc.) and what are the common values to be used...
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Follow up question. Is the edge reinforcement additive to the vertical reinforcement (i.e. vertical reinforcement applied to the entire length of wall) or vertical reinforcement stops where edge...
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RE: AISC 360 code check-strength and serviceability
In recent versions of the software, there has been a change in the way the design is carried out for strength and serviceability as per the AISC 360 code. It requires definition of strength and...
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HiI am using AISC 360 code with ASD Method, and the load combinations are the same for both stress and serviceability checks.Load List command was used in previous versions which served the purpose,...
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RE: Design of Steel Ramp on ground
Not sure if I fully understood your question but in case you are looking for a way to simulate soil support underneath the structure, you may use Elastic Mat option as shown in the picture below. You...
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Design of Steel Ramp on ground
Need urgent help in Designing a steel ramp of 15m by 4m height kept on ground retaining soil on one side.Please help me in entering the soil coefficient so as to design for a member resting on soil. I...
View ArticleRE: Shearwall design output in STAAD
Correct. Edge reinforcements are in addition to the vertical reinforcement.
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RE: Biaxial Base Plate Connection in RAM Connection
See this wiki for a potential solution:If that's not your case, please send us your file.
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Hello Support,When we design biaxial base plate connection type, sometimes we cannot able to take a consideration of all load combination.If all the load combinations are considered, the program shows...
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RE: Plate stresses in STAAD.Pro
The Principal stress lists the maximum principal stress (SMAX) and minimum principal stress (SMIN) and maximum in-plane shear stress. Detailed explanation on these stresses are provided in section...
View ArticleRE: Confused about Direct Analysis Method and Modal Response Spectra in STAAD
The data that you posted seems to be from an example model that I had created for a user who was attempting to do Direct Analysis in a model with Response Spectrum load case. I am attaching the .std...
View ArticleConfused about Direct Analysis Method and Modal Response Spectra in STAAD
I am working on a project which uses ASCE 7-10 for seismic loads and AISC 360-10 for steel design. The project is in Seismic Design Category D and has irregularities which require use of a modal...
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