Member Selection in Staad Pro.

The Example 01 outlines the process. Please go to the following section of the online Help ( Help > Contents ) from within STAAD.Pro for more details

The model file EXAMP01.STD file can be found within the software installation folder at  C:\SProV8i SS6\STAAD\Examp\US

Thank you, I am using IS 800:2007 code, and want to tell the staad software select Indian Sections to my structure only. But I followed one procedure for member selection where it selected AISC sections, instead of IS sections. Please confirm whether the followed procedure is correct or not and I didn't add PROFILE parameter. Please tell me how we go about selecting members both for strength and serviceability criteria.

Following are the input commands 

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 20-Feb-17
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT METER KN
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 0 0.305 0; 3 0 2.651 0; 4 0 3.81 0; 5 0 5.181 0; 6 19.964 0 0;
7 19.964 0.305 0; 8 19.964 2.651 0; 9 19.964 3.81 0; 10 19.964 5.181 0;
11 1.143 5.181 0; 12 2.852 5.181 0; 13 5.704 5.181 0; 14 8.556 5.181 0;
15 11.408 5.181 0; 16 14.26 5.181 0; 17 17.112 5.181 0; 18 18.821 5.181 0;
19 0 0 0.915; 20 0 0.305 0.915; 21 0 2.651 0.915; 22 0 3.81 0.915;
23 0 5.181 0.915; 24 19.964 0 0.915; 25 19.964 0.305 0.915;
26 19.964 2.651 0.915; 27 19.964 3.81 0.915; 28 19.964 5.181 0.915;
29 1.143 5.181 0.915; 30 2.852 5.181 0.915; 31 5.704 5.181 0.915;
32 8.556 5.181 0.915; 33 11.408 5.181 0.915; 34 14.26 5.181 0.915;
35 17.112 5.181 0.915; 36 18.821 5.181 0.915;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2; 2 2 3; 3 3 4; 4 4 5; 5 6 7; 6 7 8; 7 8 9; 8 9 10; 9 5 11; 10 11 12;
11 12 13; 12 13 14; 13 14 15; 14 15 16; 15 16 17; 16 17 18; 17 18 10; 18 19 20;
19 20 21; 20 21 22; 21 22 23; 22 24 25; 23 25 26; 24 26 27; 25 27 28; 26 23 29;
27 29 30; 28 30 31; 29 31 32; 30 32 33; 31 33 34; 32 34 35; 33 35 36; 34 36 28;
35 23 5; 36 30 12; 37 31 13; 38 32 14; 39 33 15; 40 34 16; 41 35 17; 42 28 10;
43 4 11; 44 9 18; 45 22 29; 46 27 36; 47 21 3; 48 26 8; 49 2 21; 50 20 3;
51 21 5; 52 3 23; 53 7 26; 54 25 8; 55 8 28; 56 26 10;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 2.05e+008
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 76.8195
ALPHA 1.2e-005
DAMP 0.03
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
49 TO 56 ASSIGN ANGLE
43 TO 46 ASSIGN ANGLE DOUBLE
9 TO 17 26 TO 42 47 48 ASSIGN BEAM
1 TO 8 18 TO 25 ASSIGN COLUMN
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL ALL
SUPPORTS
1 6 19 24 FIXED
MEMBER OFFSET
43 45 START 0.123571 0 0
43 TO 46 END 0 -0.2286 0
44 46 START -0.123571 0 0
MEMBER RELEASE
35 TO 48 START MY MZ
35 TO 48 END MY MZ
9 26 START MPY 0.99 MPZ 0.99
17 34 END MPY 0.99 MPZ 0.99
MEMBER TRUSS
49 TO 56
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE DL
SELFWEIGHT Y -1 LIST 1 TO 48
MEMBER LOAD
35 TO 42 CON GY -0.34 0.2032
35 TO 42 CON GY -0.452 0.7112 0
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Snow TITLE SN
MEMBER LOAD
35 TO 42 UNI GY -0.07 0 0.906
9 TO 17 26 TO 34 UNI GY -0.1
LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL X+VE
MEMBER LOAD
1 TO 8 18 TO 25 UNI GX 0.145
LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL X-VE
MEMBER LOAD
1 TO 8 18 TO 25 UNI GX -0.145
LOAD 5 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL Z+VE
MEMBER LOAD
9 TO 17 UNI GZ 0.24
1 TO 8 UNI GZ 0.12
LOAD 6 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL Z-VE
MEMBER LOAD
26 TO 34 UNI GZ -0.24
18 TO 25 UNI GZ -0.12
LOAD COMB 7 1.5(DL+SN)
1 1.5 2 1.5
LOAD COMB 8 1.2(DL+SN+WL X+VE)
1 1.2 2 1.2 3 1.2
LOAD COMB 9 1.2(DL+SN-WL X-VE)
1 1.2 2 1.2 4 -1.2
LOAD COMB 10 1.2(DL+SN+WL Z+VE)
1 1.2 2 1.2 5 1.2
LOAD COMB 11 1.2(DL+SN-WL Z-VE)
1 1.2 2 1.2 6 -1.2
LOAD COMB 12 1.5(DL+WL X+VE)
1 1.5 3 1.5
LOAD COMB 13 1.5(DL-WL X-VE)
1 1.5 4 1.5
LOAD COMB 14 1.5(DL+WL Z+VE)
1 1.5 5 1.5
LOAD COMB 15 1.5(DL+WL Z-VE)
1 1.5 6 -1.5
LOAD COMB 16 1.0 DL+ 0.35 SN
1 1.0 2 0.35
LOAD COMB 17 1(DL+SN)
1 1.0 2 1.0
LOAD COMB 18 1DL+0.8SN+0.8WL X+VE
1 1.0 2 0.8 3 0.8
LOAD COMB 19 1DL+0.8SN-0.8WL X-VE
1 1.0 2 0.8 4 -0.8
LOAD COMB 20 1DL+0.8SN+0.8WL Z+VE
1 1.0 2 0.8 5 0.8
LOAD COMB 21 1DL+0.8SN-0.8WL Z-VE
1 1.0 2 0.8 6 -0.8
LOAD COMB 22 1DL+1WL X+VE
1 1.0 3 1.0
LOAD COMB 23 1DL-1WL X-VE
1 1.0 4 -1.0
LOAD COMB 24 1DL+1WL Z+VE
1 1.0 5 1.0
LOAD COMB 25 1DL-1WL Z-VE
1 1.0 6 -1.0
PERFORM ANALYSIS
LOAD LIST 7 TO 16
PARAMETER 1
CODE IS800 LSD
CMX 0.4 MEMB 1 TO 8 18 TO 25
CMY 0.4 MEMB 1 TO 8 18 TO 25
CMZ 0.4 MEMB 1 TO 8 18 TO 25
FU 410000 ALL
KX 1.2 MEMB 9 TO 17 26 TO 34
LAT 1 MEMB 9 TO 17 26 TO 42
KY 0.8 MEMB 43 TO 56
KZ 0.8 MEMB 43 TO 56
LX 2.852 MEMB 9 TO 17 26 TO 34
LX 0.915 MEMB 35 TO 42
LY 2.5905 MEMB 1 TO 8 18 TO 25
LZ 3.81 MEMB 1 TO 3 5 TO 7 18 TO 20 22 TO 24
LZ 1.371 MEMB 4 8 21 25
LY 1.369 MEMB 43 TO 46
LZ 1.369 MEMB 43 TO 46
LY 1.943 MEMB 49 50 53 54
LZ 1.943 MEMB 49 50 53 54
LY 2.04 MEMB 51 52 55 56
LZ 2.04 MEMB 51 52 55 56
LY 0.713 MEMB 47 48
LZ 0.713 MEMB 47 48
TRACK 2 ALL
SELECT ALL
PARAMETER 2
CODE IS800 LSD
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH

Thank you

Hi Nageshwar,

For selecting Indian section, you need to replace

MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
49 TO 56 ASSIGN ANGLE
43 TO 46 ASSIGN ANGLE DOUBLE
9 TO 17 26 TO 42 47 48 ASSIGN BEAM
1 TO 8 18 TO 25 ASSIGN COLUMN

with

MEMBER PROPERTY INDIAN...

The following modifications applied in your file.

1. ***WARNING: THE VALUE OF MOMENT AMPLIFICATION FACTORS KY OR KZ IS GREATER THAN 1.4
FOR MEMBER # 46 FOR LOADCASE- 7. SECOND-ORDER ELASTIC ANALYSIS MUST BE PERFORMED
AS PER SECTION 4.4.2 of IS800-2007. ALSO, ENSURE THAT THE TYPE OF COMBINATION USED IS
REPEAT LOAD OR REFERENCE LOAD INSTEAD OF THE LOAD COMBINATION SYNTAX EXCEPT FOR
RESPONSE SPECTRUM LOAD CASES.

Second order P-Delta analysis command has been added instead of first order analysis.

*PERFORM ANALYSIS

PDELTA 15 ANALYSIS LARGEDELTA

2. All LOAD COMBINATION replaced with REPEAT LOAD necessary for P-Delta analysis.

3. Four GROUP (Ax) commands have been added after SELECT to instruct STAAD to select same section for all the assigned members in a GROUP command.

4. Another ANALYSIS command added so that analysis can be performed based upon the selected sections.

Now you will be able to see the results in Post-processing > Beam > Unity Check. Also the selected sections will be available in Property dialog box but need to be assigned manually.

The modified with above changes is attached for your reference.

user's model.std

Thank you very much but, the modified file is displaying an error, 'ABOVE LINE CONTAINS ERRONEOUS DATA'.
Please tell me how do we replace member property to Indian?

Could you please tell me how do we replace MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN TO MEMBER PROPERTY INDIAN. I used assign profile under Define command.