Good day,
Can staad pro select the members based on strength AND serviceability criteria?
This basic feature has been discussed numerous times so I am wondering were there any improvements in the latest release.
Thanks,
Aleks
sasa3k,
As I wrote, the method I suggested works only for AISC 360-10
I forgot to mention that you need to add the line
LOAD LIST ENV 1 2
before PARAMETER 1 in order for the serviceability and strength checks to be based solely on the load cases contained in the respective envelopes.
It is really disappointing that after years (decades) of development staad pro does not have the proper member selection ability based on rudimentary engineering principles.
Also - why arbitrary change to imperial units in the output file (AISC 360-10) when project is set in metric system?
Hi,
The unit system mentioned in the design report output is dependent on the design code. For example, the AISC design codes follow English unit system (KIP FEET). So the output should be in the same unit. User can’t modify the design output unit system. You can only modify the unit of analysis output.
AISC does not "follow English unit system". Unit format for editions prior to AISC 360-10 was US Customary. The latest edition provides dual-units format - U.S. customary and S.I. units.
The unit system specifies the way quantities are measured and, in that sense, the design codes do not have anything to do with the unit systems, i.e. you can use always convert units from one system to the other, regardless of the design code.
On the same subject - just a suggestion to staad developers - please use the proper unit symbols.The unit for length in S.I. is meter which has symbol [m], not M, meter, meters, or any other combination that can be found in staad. The unit symbol for force is [N] or, using multiplies, [kN], not KN, KNS, etc. (symbols of units do not have a plural form).