• Adding Material to STAAD Library

    How I can Add a new Material to STAAD Library?
  • defining local sections in STAAD

    Hi, I'm trying to define an Aluminum lipped channel section that is locally formed using STAAD pro to design it, but it doesn't work with me, so how can I create this property?????? I really need the answer very quickly pleeeeeease ...........
  • Floor load of cantilever portion in Staad Pro

    How to get the floor loads of the hanging portion of a slab, which is not surrounded by beams to make any floor? How it would be calculated in self weight in staad pro? Please help me.
  • how to design slab in staad?

    how to design slab in staad?
  • How to assign seismic load in staad.pro?

    dear honorable engineers, I am learning staad.pro on my self.please someone write to me how can I assign seismic load(both static and dynamic) in staad.pro especially through is1893.Please tell me about seismic defination. When we assign self weight…
  • how to model stair on staad pro?

    sir, im am a new user of staad pro, im using staad pro v8i, should anyone can help me how to model in a staad without any payment. can i use plate as a model as the same as slab? thank you very much.
  • merging files

    why wiki says that, select all will do this, this should be reported that this information method inaccurate. staad group should take out this and revise and make comment what it does. it uses lots of manhours from the user ...
  • Possible to merge several STAAD.Pro files into one model?

    Is it possible to merge two or more files into one model? This issue is not getting the structures into one file but once they are combined the member references from the imported (copy and paste) structure take on the member reference of the target file…
  • Questions about Staad Foundation

    Sir, I have imported my reactions to my staad file and explored how to use it and watch the tutuorial. may you remind me the function of drained or undrained? im excavating without water table,1.5m to 2m deep only runoffs. In adding a…
  • RC designer vc staad pro output

    Sir, is there a diffrence in output for RC designer and staad pro output? where can i get a step by step procedureon how use RC designer? thank you
  • RCC Framed Only v/s RCC Frame with Plates as Slab

    I am confused with the Analyis of the structure. What are the difference in structure when designed with the plate as slab. and another one with only framed structure, where the load of the slab is also defined define in beam ??
  • shear wall design

    On the staad example no. 9 regarding shear wall analysis, the wall is connected to columns & beams using surface mesh command. could anyone help if we model it without columns & beams as most shear wall do in the building. because i tried modeling a 4storey…
  • Slab Element in Staad

    Hello, What should i do in order to simply design my building for gravity loads.I am using the plate elements in my structure.How staad works out the loads from slab to beams?
  • Specifications in Staad.pro

    Which is the difference between the specifications TRUSS and TENSION for beams?? Thanks in advance.
  • STAAD Foundation Advanced Tutorials: Series 2 – Isolated Footing Design

    Design an Isolated (spread/pad) Footing with STAAD Foundation Advanced This is the second post to introduce and explain a series of tutorials created to demonstrate different features of STAAD Foundation Advanced. In a former blog post, the STAAD…
  • STAAD Pro - Warning Message

    Dear Sirs, Am new to STAAD Pro. I have made a plate model and applied few primary loads and combinations which includes hydrostatic loads, nodal loads etc. when i try to analyse i get following warning message. WARNING- Load Command line is too…
  • Staad question: difference between surface element, plate element, and shell element?

    Anybody can explain the difference surface element, plate element, and shell element in Staad? Thanks so much. Bruce
  • Staad RC designer

    Designing with STAAD_Pro V8i release 20 07 08 20, I try to form a slab in StaadPro RC designer from selected plates but I receive this error message I checked the geometry (duplicate nodes and plates, warped plates) but all seems to be OK.
  • Structure Rotation and Member Orientation Problems

    Hi there, Really hope someone out there has managed to crack this one.. In my STAAD Pro model I am required to rotate the whole structure around a specific member/line. This I can quite easily accomplish with the Rotate command. No problems there…
  • warnings in staad output

    I am getting the following warnings in the staad output file: Warning: If this UBC/IBC analysis has tension/compression or repeat load or re-analysis or select optimize, then each UBC/IBC case should be followed by perform analysis & change. and …