I am analyzing a small equipment platform using Staad build 20.07.11.50. I have built in T-section that fails and I am wondering why it failed.
I tried running it in an old version of Staad build 20.07.4.12 (Yes, we still have this) and the T-section column is fine.
Can someone give me a clear answer on this one? I have investigated it already myself. If there's an error in the Staad analysis, this should be corrected.
There seems to be an error when the built-in member is under tension. Thanks
Staad input:
STAAD SPACESTART JOB INFORMATIONENGINEER DATE 24-Aug-16END JOB INFORMATIONINPUT WIDTH 79UNIT METER KNJOINT COORDINATES1 0 0 0; 2 2.1 0 0; 3 0 0 -3.5; 4 2.1 0 -2.6; 6 0.813 0 -3.5; 7 0.813 0 -2.6;8 1.2 0 0; 9 0.4 0 0; 10 0 0 -0.7; 11 0 0 -2.2; 12 0.4 0 -1.1; 13 0.4 0 -2.2;14 1.2 0 -1.1; 15 1.6 0 -1.1; 16 1.6 0 -2.2; 17 2.1 0 -1.1; 18 1.6 0 -2.6;19 0 0 -3.35; 20 0.813 0 -2.2; 21 0.4 0 -1.65; 22 1.6 0 -1.65; 23 1.2 0 -2.2;25 0.95 0 -2.2; 26 1 0 -1.1; 27 1.2 -0.52 -1.1; 28 1.2 -0.52 -2.2;29 1.6 -0.56 -1.65; 33 0.15 0 -3.13782; 34 0.15 0 -0.85;37 0.695252 -0.740162 -2.36656; 38 0.4 -0.425 -1.1; 39 1.2 0 -0.3;41 1.2 -0.537402 -0.837402;MEMBER INCIDENCES1 2 8; 2 1 10; 3 2 17; 5 4 18; 6 3 6; 8 7 6; 9 8 9; 10 9 1; 11 10 11; 12 11 19;13 9 12; 14 12 21; 15 8 39; 16 15 22; 17 17 4; 18 15 17; 19 18 7; 20 16 18;21 11 13; 22 13 20; 24 12 26; 25 14 15; 26 10 34; 27 19 3; 28 20 25; 29 19 33;30 21 13; 31 22 16; 32 23 16; 35 21 25; 36 25 23; 37 26 14; 38 26 22; 39 28 23;40 27 14; 41 29 22; 45 33 20; 47 34 12; 49 37 33; 50 38 34; 51 39 14; 53 41 39;START GROUP DEFINITIONMEMBERFLOOR_A 1 9 10GEOMETRYEND GROUP DEFINITIONSTART USER TABLETABLE 1UNIT METER KNTEET150X90X100.0024 0.09 0.15 0.01 0.01 2.02625e-006 2.82e-006 7.48652e-008 0.07 -0.0009 0.0015ENDDEFINE MATERIAL STARTISOTROPIC STEELE 2.05e+008POISSON 0.3DENSITY 76.8195ALPHA 1.2e-005DAMP 0.03ISOTROPIC DUMMYE 2.05e+008POISSON 0.3DENSITY 0ALPHA 1.2e-005DAMP 0.03END DEFINE MATERIALMEMBER PROPERTY KOREAN1 TO 3 5 6 8 TO 22 24 TO 32 35 TO 38 45 47 51 TABLE ST C200X90X8/1449 50 53 TABLE ST L90X10MEMBER PROPERTY KOREAN39 TO 41 UPTABLE 1 T150X90X10****************************************************CONSTANTSBETA 180 MEMB 3 5 8 15 TO 17 19 TO 22 28 31 32 36 38 51BETA 45 MEMB 49 50 53BETA 90 MEMB 39BETA 270 MEMB 40MATERIAL STEEL ALLSUPPORTS27 TO 29 FIXED37 38 41 PINNEDMEMBER RELEASE49 50 53 END MY MZ39 TO 41 END FZ MY MZLOAD 1 SELF WEIGHTSELFWEIGHT Y -1.1 *LOAD 2 GRATING/FLOORINGSMEMBER LOAD2 8 11 12 14 19 27 28 30 32 35 36 38 UNI GY -0.113 UNI GY -0.315 51 UNI GY -0.433 UNI GY -0.2316 17 20 31 UNI GY -0.1329 45 UNI GY -0.1*LOAD 3 HANDRAILSMEMBER LOAD1 TO 3 5 6 9 TO 12 17 27 UNI GY -0.15*LOAD 4 LOADTYPE None TITLE LADDER LOADMEMBER LOAD19 CON GY -3*LOAD 5 LIVE1MEMBER LOAD2 8 11 12 14 19 27 28 30 32 35 36 38 UNI GY -0.9613 UNI GY -2.8815 51 UNI GY -4.083 UNI GY -2.1616 17 20 31 UNI GY -1.229 45 UNI GY -0.96*LOAD 6 LIVE2JOINT LOAD2 FY -4.5*LOAD 7 OPE*LOAD 8 TEST*LOAD 100 TOTAL DEAD LOADREPEAT LOAD1 1.1 2 1.1 3 1.1 4 1.0 7 1.0 *LOAD 11 WIND LOAD +XMEMBER LOAD2 11 12 27 UNI GX 0.72241 UNI GX 0.54139 40 49 50 53 UNI GX 0.325*LOAD 12 WIND LOAD +ZMEMBER LOAD5 6 19 UNI GZ 0.72239 40 UNI GZ 0.54141 49 50 53 UNI GZ 0.325*LOAD 13 WIND LOAD -XMEMBER LOAD3 8 17 UNI GX -0.72241 UNI GX -0.54139 40 49 50 53 UNI GX -0.325*LOAD 14 WIND LOAD -ZMEMBER LOAD1 9 10 UNI GZ -0.72239 40 UNI GZ -0.54141 49 50 53 UNI GZ -0.325*LOAD 21 SEISMIC ACTION XNOTIONAL LOAD100 X 0.061 *LOAD 22 SEISMIC ACTION ZNOTIONAL LOAD100 Z 0.061 *LOAD 23 SEISMIC ACTION -XNOTIONAL LOAD100 X -0.061 *LOAD 24 SEISMIC ACTION -ZNOTIONAL LOAD100 Z -0.061 ****************** LOAD COMBINATIONS (LRFD)LOAD COMB 101 1.4DL100 1.4 LOAD COMB 102 1.2DL + 1.6LL1100 1.2 5 1.6 LOAD COMB 103 1.2DL + 0.5WL+X100 1.2 11 0.5 LOAD COMB 104 1.2DL + 0.5WL+Z100 1.2 12 0.5 LOAD COMB 105 1.2DL + 0.5WL-X100 1.2 13 0.5 LOAD COMB 106 1.2DL + 0.5WL-Z100 1.2 14 0.5 LOAD COMB 107 1.2DL + 1.0WL+X + 1.0LL1100 1.2 11 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 108 1.2DL + 1.0WL+Z + 1.0LL1100 1.2 12 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 109 1.2DL + 1.0WL-X + 1.0LL1100 1.2 13 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 110 1.2DL + 1.0WL-Z + 1.0LL1100 1.2 14 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 111 1.2DL + 1.0SL+X + 1.0LL1100 1.2 21 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 112 1.2DL + 1.0SL+Z + 1.0LL1100 1.2 22 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 113 1.2DL + 1.0SL-X + 1.0LL1100 1.2 23 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 114 1.2DL + 1.0SL-Z + 1.0LL1100 1.2 24 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 115 0.9DL + WL+X100 0.9 11 1.0 LOAD COMB 116 0.9DL + WL+Z100 0.9 12 1.0 LOAD COMB 117 0.9DL + WL-X100 0.9 13 1.0 LOAD COMB 118 0.9DL + WL-Z100 0.9 14 1.0 LOAD COMB 119 0.9DL + 1.0SL+X100 0.9 21 1.0 LOAD COMB 120 0.9DL + 1.0SL+Z100 0.9 22 1.0 LOAD COMB 121 0.9DL + 1.0SL-X100 0.9 23 1.0 LOAD COMB 122 0.9DL + 1.0SL-Z100 0.9 24 1.0 LOAD COMB 123 1.2DL + 1.6LL2100 1.2 6 1.6 LOAD COMB 124 1.2DL + 1.0WL+X + 1.0LL2100 1.2 11 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 125 1.2DL + 1.0WL+Z + 1.0LL2100 1.2 12 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 126 1.2DL + 1.0WL-X + 1.0LL2100 1.2 13 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 127 1.2DL + 1.0WL-Z + 1.0LL2100 1.2 14 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 128 1.2DL + 1.0SL+X + 1.0LL2100 1.2 21 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 129 1.2DL + 1.0SL+Z + 1.0LL2100 1.2 22 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 130 1.2DL + 1.0SL-X + 1.0LL2100 1.2 23 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 131 1.2DL + 1.0SL-Z + 1.0LL2100 1.2 24 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 132 1.4DL + 1.4TL100 1.4 8 1.4 LOAD COMB 200 DL100 1.0 LOAD COMB 201 DL + LL1100 1.0 5 1.0 LOAD COMB 202 DL + 0.6WL+X100 1.0 11 0.6 LOAD COMB 203 DL + 0.6WL+Z100 1.0 12 0.6 LOAD COMB 204 DL + 0.6WL-X100 1.0 13 0.6 LOAD COMB 205 DL + 0.6WL-Z100 1.0 14 0.6 LOAD COMB 206 DL + 0.7SL+X100 1.0 21 0.7 LOAD COMB 207 DL + 0.7SL+Z100 1.0 22 0.7 LOAD COMB 208 DL + 0.7SL-X100 1.0 23 0.7 LOAD COMB 209 DL + 0.7SL-Z100 1.0 24 0.7 LOAD COMB 210 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.45WL+X100 1.0 5 0.75 11 0.45 LOAD COMB 211 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.45WL+Z100 1.0 5 0.75 12 0.45 LOAD COMB 212 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.45WL-X100 1.0 5 0.75 13 0.45 LOAD COMB 213 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.45WL-Z100 1.0 5 0.75 14 0.45 LOAD COMB 214 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.525SL+X100 1.0 5 0.75 21 0.525 LOAD COMB 215 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.525SL+Z100 1.0 5 0.75 22 0.525 LOAD COMB 216 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.525SL-X100 1.0 5 0.75 23 0.525 LOAD COMB 217 DL + 0.75LL1 + 0.525SL-Z100 1.0 5 0.75 24 0.525 LOAD COMB 218 DL + LL2100 1.0 6 1.0 LOAD COMB 219 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.45WL+X100 1.0 6 0.75 11 0.45 LOAD COMB 220 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.45WL+Z100 1.0 6 0.75 12 0.45 LOAD COMB 221 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.45WL-X100 1.0 6 0.75 13 0.45 LOAD COMB 222 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.45WL-Z100 1.0 6 0.75 14 0.45 LOAD COMB 223 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.525SL+X100 1.0 6 0.75 21 0.525 LOAD COMB 224 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.525SL+Z100 1.0 6 0.75 22 0.525 LOAD COMB 225 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.525SL-X100 1.0 6 0.75 23 0.525 LOAD COMB 226 DL + 0.75LL2 + 0.525SL-Z100 1.0 6 0.75 24 0.525 LOAD COMB 227 DL + TL100 1.0 8 1.0 PERFORM ANALYSIS PRINT STATICS CHECKDEFINE ENVELOP101 TO 131 ENVELOP 1 TYPE STRESS200 TO 226 ENVELOP 2 TYPE SERVICEABILITYEND DEFINE ENVELOPLOAD LIST 101 TO 131**PARAMETER 1CODE AISC UNIFIEDMETHOD LRFDFYLD 248000 MEMB 1 TO 3 5 6 8 TO 22 24 TO 32 35 TO 38 45 47 49 TO 51 53FU 400000 MEMB 1 TO 3 5 6 8 TO 22 24 TO 32 35 TO 38 45 47 49 TO 51 53FYLD 335000 MEMB 39 TO 41FU 510000 MEMB 39 TO 41*CHECK CODE ALLFINISH
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