STAAD FOUNDATION ADVANCED -Service vs Ultimate
After sizing a footing for bearing, sliding and overturning due to service loads, the next step is to design the steel reinforcing of the footing based on ultimate (factored) loads. Once I increase...
View ArticleRE: Tapered Reinforced Concrete Beam
Yes if you input the same value for F2, F4 and F6 as equal to the width of your rectangular section and specify the F1 and F3 appropriately for the varying depth, you would be able to model a...
View ArticleTapered Reinforced Concrete Beam
Hello everyone, Can tapered (variable depth) reinforced concrete beams be modeled in Staad pro? I have noticed when creating my model the member properties only offered the option of tapered I and tube...
View ArticleRE: Design of Model which incorporates shear walls and columns without beams...
Thanks for the pointers, will revise the model to make these changes.
View ArticleDesign of Model which incorporates shear walls and columns without beams...
I am currently modelling an existing structure that has both shear walls and columns (not boundary elements) without beams (flat slab). How best can this system be modeled in Staad, taking into...
View ArticleVB.NET obtaining end forces - Is there a faster way?
I have a large model that I am using VB.NET to extract the end forces for a reporting program we have. Using the code below it currently takes about 60.6 hours to get the start and end forces for each...
View ArticleRE: Compatibility between STAAD Select Series 4 and 5
I looked into this and found that there has been fixes made to the corner stress calculation of late. The SS5 version 20.07.10.66 should have these fixes but I would definitely recommend that you...
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RE: problem in new released STAAD pro SS 5
HI, shany, I also had the similar problem in daily modelling, and i am sharing what i have figured out; and which may help to figure out these problem in SS5. Problem: Whenever we put a command of two...
View ArticleRE: Period and Mass participation of the building in RAM SS
Thanks Seth, 0.4 cracked factor comes from the code P-delta effect: noted but doesn't change period much Mass participation now is around 45% - Do you think it's related to the fact that mode shapes...
View ArticleRE: Compatibility between STAAD Select Series 4 and 5
I also checked this in STAAD.pro V8i SS5 version 20.07.10.64 and found that it has been fixed in this version. Yes, I would also suggest you to install the latest version of STAAD.Pro V8i SS6 version...
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Compatibility between STAAD Select Series 4 and 5
Hi,I have a model which I created in STAAD SS4. I then had my machine updated to SS5 due to a licencing problem with SS4. I was led to believe that SS4 and SS5 were fully compatible with one...
View ArticleRE: Temperature load in STAAD (Thermal load of steel )
Thanks Mr.Sathia,The same way I applied temperature load. But all most of the members failed due to the temperature load. Initially the member size is IPE300, then I increase the size into IPE750. But...
View ArticleRE: Temperature load in STAAD (Thermal load of steel )
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View ArticleRE: problem in new released STAAD pro SS 5
I think this issue was resolved in one of the recent STAAD.Pro versions and the current STAAD.Pro version (build 20.07.11.50) does not have this issue anymore.
View Articleproblem in new released STAAD pro SS 5
when you built a structural model or if you have STAAD model and you want to add a new member and assign new steel section, an error will happen that the section property material for new added members...
View ArticleTruss Deflection DJs
I have a question about how to set-up the design parameters to accurately check the top chord deflection of a pitched truss. The high-point of the truss occurs at the midpoint between the two support...
View ArticleRE: Master Slave command
I am not an expert on the master-slave command but I believe your issue may be that you defined the slaved directions as "rigid" when you probably want to define it using one of the other directions...
View ArticleRE: RAM Concrete - View/Update Shear Wall Deisgn Warnings
The boundary element extents are only checked if the wall has been defined as a "Special Reinforced Concrete Structural Wall" in the Criteria - Design Criteria dialog. If the "Ordinary Reinforced...
View ArticleRAM Concrete - View/Update Shear Wall Deisgn Warnings
I have 16" concrete shear walls, 14 stories tall. The building is not in a high siesmic region, although we are designing the walls with boundry elements. I have gone through and applied reinforcemtn...
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RE: Column on a beam (midspan) RAM SS
If we are talking about a transfer beam, then on the lower level model the transfer beam from end to end, say point A to point C. Then, on the higher level, model the column at point B. To make sure...
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