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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>STAAD.Offshore Weight Factor</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/132185/staad-offshore-weight-factor</link><description>Hello, 
 
 I&amp;#39;m trying to get an understanding of a weight discrepancy between my results in STAAD.Pro and my results in STAAD.Offshore. When I run a simple gravity case for a structure in STAAD.Pro, I get a resultant weight as a sum of the y-reactions</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: STAAD.Offshore Weight Factor</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/407978?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:04:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c85977bc-58f1-4d71-8bd9-a06fa610f177</guid><dc:creator>Carlos Aguera</dc:creator><description>The issue is down to a reduced accuracy that occurs by using &amp;#39;inches&amp;#39; in the length unit.  Whilst this may sound counter intuitive, what happens is that there is a reduced precision on the density value that gets processed and recorded in the MIC file.  I would suggest that your best option is to change to use FEET as your length unit and you should be ok.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: STAAD.Offshore Weight Factor</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/407852?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:22:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6fb13ae0-9610-44d2-8ed0-b129fba11046</guid><dc:creator>Eoghan O&amp;amp;#39;Neill</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Carlos - thank you for the response. I&amp;#39;m using US units in both applications. I&amp;#39;ve included a few screen shots of results of a simple case I was running to try to solve the discrepancy:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Results.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gravity case in STAAD.Pro (Total Fy = -11.757 kips):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-STAAD-Pro.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-STAAD-Pro.JPG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;STAAD.Offshore Input Parameters:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Input-1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Input-1.JPG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Input-2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Input-2.JPG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Input-3.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Input-3.JPG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;STAAD.Offshore Results:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Results.JPG"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/940x0/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/Seafastening-Results.JPG" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My intent in running this case in STAAD.Offshore was to replicate the effects of gravity on the structure. As you can see, the resulting STAAD.Offshore load (12,450 lbs) was approximately 6% higher than the resulting STAAD.Pro weight (11,757 lbs).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I tried running an identical case on a heavier and more complex structure, and the resultant STAAD.Offshore load again worked out to be approximately 6% higher than the STAAD.Pro load.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I would appreciate any help in solving this. Hopefully the above examples help to clarify the issue I&amp;#39;m having, but please let me know if I can provide any additional information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best regards,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eoghan&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: STAAD.Offshore Weight Factor</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/407337?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:53:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:efda8550-2036-4877-b946-ad45d9b64922</guid><dc:creator>Carlos Aguera</dc:creator><description>What units are you using?  Are you consistent in both applications?  Can you attach a sample that illustrates the two values?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>