Shivam Sharma

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes these may be used for design.

It is a facility for transforming the plate local axes moments Mx and My into the global axis directions. One condition that needs to be satisfied is that the local X-Y plane of the element has to coincide with a global plane (global XY, YZ or ZX).

Plate Moments in STAAD.Pro are reported with respect to the local axis of the plates. However one can also ask the software to plot the moments along the global directions ( Global Moments ) in which case the local axis moments MX, MY and MXY are resolved…

The capping beam would be modeled with actual dimensions. As far as connecting the soft piles and the hard piles along the depth is concerned, yes you may use dummy beam members. Use a material with zero density ( not to add any weight) and a E of may…

Hi, 1. All plate stresses reported are local stresses and moments. Will you derive the plate moments from reactions? Please refer to Help manual chapter G.5.1 Plate and Shell Elements Table 1. for most explicit information on plate stress results available…