I'm running a deflection check in a steel structure, but staad doesn't take into account the "CAN" command; I'm defining "CAN" command as 1 for the member I need to be checked as a Cantilever but when verifying the results (output file) staad doesn't check the members as cantilevers:
The member i'm taking as an example is made of 2 beams (160 and 181) and the member lenght is 2.5m (from DJ1 to DJ2), DFF=1000, DJ1= 81, DJ2= 103
According with Technical reference 2.3.4:
When performing the deflection check, you can choose between two methods. The first method, defined by a value 0 for the CAN parameter, is based on the local displacement. See "Printing Section Displacements for Members" for details on local displacement.
CAN
If the CAN parameter is set to 1, the check will be based on cantilever style deflection. Let (DX1, DY1,DZ1) represent the nodal displacements (in global axes) at the node defined by DJ1 (or in the absence of DJ1, the start node of the member). Similarly, (DX2, DY2, DZ2) represent the deflection values at DJ2 or the end node of the member.
DJ1
DJ2
Compute Delta =
Compute Length = distance between DJ1 and DJ2 or, between start node and end node, as the case may be.
Then, if CAN is specified a value 1, dff = L/Delta
Ratio due to deflection = DFF/dff
DFF
If CAN = 0, deflection length is defined as the length that is used for calculation of local deflections within a member. It may be noted that for most cases the “Deflection Length” will be equal to the length of the member. However, in some situations, the “Deflection Length” may be different.
CAN = 0
So, if the member is defined as a CAN=1 (beams 160 and 181), the deflection check i expect to see at the output file is:
Global deflection (just showing Y displacement for L/C 262):
Node 81 = -3.063mm
Node 103= -11.264mm
Delta = sqrt((-11.264)-(-3.063))^2) = 8.201mm
L = 2.5m
dff = 2500mm / 8.201mm = 304.84
Ratio = DFF / dff = 1000 / 304.84 = 3.28
But instead, staad reports the following:
ALL UNITS ARE - MTON METE (UNLESS OTHERWISE Noted) MEMBER TABLE RESULT/ CRITICAL COND/ RATIO/ LOADING/ FX MY MZ LOCATION =======================================================================
160 ST HSST6X6X0.25 (AISC SECTIONS) PASS DEFLECTION 0.732 262 0.00 T 0.00 0.00 73.82|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| DEFLECTION CHECK: (UNIT: CM ) || || Limit Span/Deflection (DFF) : 1000.000 Limit : 0.250 || Span/Deflection : 1.37E+03 Deflection : 0.183 || L/C : 262 LOC : 73 || Ratio : 0.732 (PASS) ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
181 ST HSST6X6X0.25 (AISC SECTIONS) PASS DEFLECTION 0.732 262 0.00 T 0.00 0.00 98.43|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| DEFLECTION CHECK: (UNIT: CM ) || || Limit Span/Deflection (DFF) : 1000.000 Limit : 0.250 || Span/Deflection : 1.37E+03 Deflection : 0.183 || L/C : 262 LOC : 98 || Ratio : 0.732 (PASS) ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm attaching the model so you can check it.
Regards.