ALUMINIUM DESIGN

DEAR SIR,

I WANT TO DESIGN A PERGOLA WHICH IS MADE BY ALUMINIUM.PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO DESIGN ALUMINIUM TUBE IN STAD PRO.

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 21-Aug-16
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT METER KN
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 0 0 3; 3 0.16 0 0; 4 0.16 0 3; 5 0.32 0 0; 6 0.32 0 3; 7 0.48 0 0;
8 0.48 0 3; 9 0.64 0 0; 10 0.64 0 3; 11 0.8 0 0; 12 0.8 0 3; 13 0.96 0 0;
14 0.96 0 3; 15 1.12 0 0; 16 1.12 0 3; 17 1.28 0 0; 18 1.28 0 3; 19 1.44 0 0;
20 1.44 0 3; 21 1.6 0 0; 22 1.6 0 3; 23 1.76 0 0; 24 1.76 0 3; 25 1.92 0 0;
26 1.92 0 3; 27 2.08 0 0; 28 2.08 0 3; 29 2.24 0 0; 30 2.24 0 3; 31 2.4 0 0;
32 2.4 0 3; 33 2.56 0 0; 34 2.56 0 3; 35 2.72 0 0; 36 2.72 0 3; 37 2.88 0 0;
38 2.88 0 3; 39 3.04 0 0; 40 3.04 0 3; 41 3.2 0 0; 42 3.2 0 3; 43 3.36 0 0;
44 3.36 0 3; 45 0 0 0.69; 46 0.16 0 0.69; 47 0.32 0 0.69; 48 0.48 0 0.69;
49 0.64 0 0.69; 50 0.8 0 0.69; 51 0.96 0 0.69; 52 1.12 0 0.69; 53 1.28 0 0.69;
54 1.44 0 0.69; 55 1.6 0 0.69; 56 1.76 0 0.69; 57 1.92 0 0.69; 58 2.08 0 0.69;
59 2.24 0 0.69; 60 2.4 0 0.69; 61 2.56 0 0.69; 62 2.72 0 0.69; 63 2.88 0 0.69;
64 3.04 0 0.69; 65 3.2 0 0.69; 66 3.36 0 0.69; 67 1.68 0 0.69; 68 0.5 0 0.69;
69 0.5 -3.268 0.69; 70 2.86 0 0.69; 71 2.86 -3.268 0.69;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 45; 2 3 46; 3 5 47; 4 7 48; 5 9 49; 6 11 50; 7 13 51; 8 15 52; 9 17 53;
10 19 54; 11 21 55; 12 23 56; 13 25 57; 14 27 58; 15 29 59; 16 31 60; 17 33 61;
18 35 62; 19 37 63; 20 39 64; 21 41 65; 22 43 66; 23 45 2; 24 46 4; 25 47 6;
26 48 8; 27 49 10; 28 50 12; 29 51 14; 30 52 16; 31 53 18; 32 54 20; 33 55 22;
34 56 24; 35 57 26; 36 58 28; 37 59 30; 38 60 32; 39 61 34; 40 62 36; 41 63 38;
42 64 40; 43 65 42; 44 66 44; 45 45 46; 46 67 56; 47 68 49; 48 68 69; 49 70 63;
50 70 71; 51 48 68; 52 47 48; 53 46 47; 54 62 70; 55 61 62; 56 60 61; 57 59 60;
58 58 59; 59 57 58; 60 56 57; 61 55 67; 62 54 55; 63 53 54; 64 52 53; 65 51 52;
66 50 51; 67 49 50; 68 65 66; 69 64 65; 70 63 64;
MEMBER PROPERTY BRITISH
45 TO 47 49 51 TO 70 TABLE ST TUB15015012.5
48 50 TABLE ST PIP1395.0
1 TO 44 TABLE ST TUBE TH 0.006 WT 0.06 DT 0.2
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 2.05e+008
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 76.8195
ALPHA 1.2e-005
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 253200 FU 407800 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
ISOTROPIC ALUMINUM
E 6.89476e+007
POISSON 0.33
DENSITY 26.6018
ALPHA 2.3e-005
DAMP 0.03
END DEFINE MATERIAL
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 45 TO 70
MATERIAL ALUMINUM MEMB 1 TO 44
SUPPORTS
69 71 FIXED
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE DL
SELFWEIGHT Y -1
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Live TITLE LL
MEMBER LOAD
45 TO 47 49 51 TO 70 UNI GY -0.3
**
**
**
LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL(+Z-90DEG)
MEMBER LOAD
1 TO 44 UNI GY 0.24
***WALL***
***WINDWARD**
**
LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL(+X)
LOAD COMB 5 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 1
1 1.4
LOAD COMB 6 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 2
1 1.2 2 1.6
LOAD COMB 7 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 3
1 1.2 2 0.5
LOAD COMB 8 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 4
1 1.2 3 0.8
LOAD COMB 9 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 5
1 1.2 4 0.8
LOAD COMB 10 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 6
1 1.2 2 0.5 3 1.6
LOAD COMB 11 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 7
1 1.2 2 0.5 4 1.6
LOAD COMB 12 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 8
1 0.9 3 1.6
LOAD COMB 13 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 9
1 0.9 4 1.6
LOAD COMB 14 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 10
1 0.9
PERFORM ANALYSIS
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
FYLD 214000 MEMB 1 TO 44
FU 205000 MEMB 1 TO 44
CHECK CODE ALL
PARAMETER 2
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
STEEL TAKE OFF LIST ALL
FINISH

  • Hi Waqar - as this is a STAAD query, I have moved your post to the correct forum. Note that I have also edited your tags to help others avoid confusion.

    regards,

    Duncan Brown



  • Dear User,

    Please use "CODE ALUMINUM" instead of "CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010" under parameter 2. Also use check code command for the members separately, i.e., Check Code Memb 1 to 44 under parameter 2 and Check Code Memb 45 to 70 under parameter 1. Also use relevant design parameters for both the cases. One more thing, in aluminium design you have to use members only from the Staad library and it doesn't support user defined built-up member. Hope this will solve your problem.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Abhisek Mandal
    Global Technical Support

    Answer Verified By: waqar fazi 

  • In addition, you have to delete the following lines.

    FYLD 214000 MEMB 1 TO 44
    FU 205000 MEMB 1 TO 44

    Also use "PRODUCT 2 MEMB 1 TO 44" command after "Code Aluminum".

    Thanks & Regards,
    Abhisek Mandal
    Global Technical Support

    Answer Verified By: waqar fazi 

  • DEAR SIR,

    THANKS  A LOT, NOW I DESIGN STEEL BELOW  PARAMETER 1 AND ALUMINIUM BELOW PARAMETER 3 AND SELECTED GRADE 6063 IN DEFINE PARAMETER.BUT NOW HE IS NOT SHOWING ME UTILIZATION VALUE FOR ALUMINIUM MEMBERS.When I DON'T SELECT GRADE THEN STAD SHOW UTILIZATION VALUE BUT GIVE ME WARNING THAT YOUR VALUE OF E SEEMS NOT CORRECT.PLEASE GUIDE ME.

    STAAD SPACE
    START JOB INFORMATION
    ENGINEER DATE 21-Aug-16
    END JOB INFORMATION
    INPUT WIDTH 79
    UNIT METER KN
    JOINT COORDINATES
    1 -0.57 0 0; 2 -0.57 0 3; 45 -0.57 0 0.69; 66 3.93 0 0.69; 68 -0.07 0 0.69;
    69 -0.07 -3.268 0.69; 70 3.43 0 0.69; 71 3.43 -3.268 0.69; 72 -0.374 0 0;
    73 -0.374 0 3; 74 -0.374 0 0.69; 75 -0.178 0 0; 76 -0.178 0 3;
    77 -0.178 0 0.69; 78 0.018 0 0; 79 0.018 0 3; 80 0.018 0 0.69; 81 0.214 0 0;
    82 0.214 0 3; 83 0.214 0 0.69; 84 0.41 0 0; 85 0.41 0 3; 86 0.41 0 0.69;
    87 0.606 0 0; 88 0.606 0 3; 89 0.606 0 0.69; 90 0.802 0 0; 91 0.802 0 3;
    92 0.802 0 0.69; 93 0.998 0 0; 94 0.998 0 3; 95 0.998 0 0.69; 96 1.194 0 0;
    97 1.194 0 3; 98 1.194 0 0.69; 99 1.39 0 0; 100 1.39 0 3; 101 1.39 0 0.69;
    102 1.586 0 0; 103 1.586 0 3; 104 1.586 0 0.69; 105 1.782 0 0; 106 1.782 0 3;
    107 1.782 0 0.69; 108 1.978 0 0; 109 1.978 0 3; 110 1.978 0 0.69;
    111 2.174 0 0; 112 2.174 0 3; 113 2.174 0 0.69; 114 2.37 0 0; 115 2.37 0 3;
    116 2.37 0 0.69; 117 2.566 0 0; 118 2.566 0 3; 119 2.566 0 0.69; 120 2.762 0 0;
    121 2.762 0 3; 122 2.762 0 0.69; 123 2.958 0 0; 124 2.958 0 3;
    125 2.958 0 0.69; 126 3.154 0 0; 127 3.154 0 3; 128 3.154 0 0.69; 129 3.35 0 0;
    130 3.35 0 3; 131 3.35 0 0.69; 132 3.546 0 0; 133 3.546 0 3; 134 3.546 0 0.69;
    135 3.742 0 0; 136 3.742 0 3; 137 3.742 0 0.69; 138 3.93 0 0; 139 3.93 0 3;
    MEMBER INCIDENCES
    1 1 45; 23 45 2; 48 68 69; 50 70 71; 72 72 74; 73 74 73; 75 75 77; 76 77 76;
    78 78 80; 79 80 79; 81 81 83; 82 83 82; 84 84 86; 85 86 85; 87 87 89; 88 89 88;
    90 90 92; 91 92 91; 93 93 95; 94 95 94; 96 96 98; 97 98 97; 99 99 101;
    100 101 100; 102 102 104; 103 104 103; 105 105 107; 106 107 106; 108 108 110;
    109 110 109; 111 111 113; 112 113 112; 114 114 116; 115 116 115; 117 117 119;
    118 119 118; 120 120 122; 121 122 121; 123 123 125; 124 125 124; 126 126 128;
    127 128 127; 129 129 131; 130 131 130; 132 132 134; 133 134 133; 135 135 137;
    136 137 136; 137 138 66; 138 66 139; 139 45 74; 140 137 66; 141 134 137;
    142 70 134; 143 131 70; 144 128 131; 145 125 128; 146 122 125; 147 119 122;
    148 116 119; 149 113 116; 150 110 113; 151 107 110; 152 104 107; 153 101 104;
    154 98 101; 155 95 98; 156 92 95; 157 89 92; 158 86 89; 159 83 86; 160 80 83;
    161 68 80; 162 77 68; 163 74 77;
    MEMBER PROPERTY BRITISH
    139 TO 163 TABLE ST TUB2002008.0
    48 50 TABLE ST PIP1683.6
    1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 100 102 103 -
    105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 127 129 130 132 -
    133 135 TO 138 TABLE ST TUBE TH 0.006 WT 0.06 DT 0.2
    DEFINE MATERIAL START
    ISOTROPIC STEEL
    E 2.05e+008
    POISSON 0.3
    DENSITY 76.8195
    ALPHA 1.2e-005
    DAMP 0.03
    TYPE STEEL
    STRENGTH FY 253200 FU 407800 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
    ISOTROPIC ALUMINUM
    E 6.89476e+007
    POISSON 0.33
    DENSITY 26.6018
    ALPHA 2.3e-005
    DAMP 0.03
    END DEFINE MATERIAL
    CONSTANTS
    MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 48 50 139 TO 163
    MATERIAL ALUMINUM MEMB 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 -
    96 97 99 100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 -
    124 126 127 129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    SUPPORTS
    69 71 FIXED
    LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead  TITLE DL
    SELFWEIGHT Y -1 
    LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Live  TITLE LL
    MEMBER LOAD
    139 TO 163 UNI GY -0.4
    **
    **
    **
    LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Wind  TITLE WL(+Z-90DEG)
    MEMBER LOAD
    1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 100 102 103 -
    105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 127 129 130 132 -
    133 135 TO 138 UNI GY 0.24
    ***WALL***
    ***WINDWARD**
    **
    LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Wind  TITLE WL(+X)
    MEMBER LOAD
    1 23 UNI GX 0.2
    LOAD COMB 5 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 1
    1 1.4 
    LOAD COMB 6 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 2
    1 1.2 2 1.6 
    LOAD COMB 7 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 3
    1 1.2 2 0.5 
    LOAD COMB 8 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 4
    1 1.2 3 0.8 
    LOAD COMB 9 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 5
    1 1.2 4 0.8 
    LOAD COMB 10 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 6
    1 1.2 2 0.5 3 1.6 
    LOAD COMB 11 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 7
    1 1.2 2 0.5 4 1.6 
    LOAD COMB 12 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 8
    1 0.9 3 1.6 
    LOAD COMB 13 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 9
    1 0.9 4 1.6 
    LOAD COMB 14 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 10
    1 0.9 
    PERFORM ANALYSIS
    PARAMETER 1
    CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
    CHECK CODE MEMB 48 50 139 TO 163
     
    PARAMETER 2
    CODE ALUMINUM
    ALLOY 39 MEMB 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 -
    100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 127 -
    129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    CHECK CODE MEMB 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 -
    99 100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 -
    127 129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    ALUMINUM TAKE OFF LIST 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 -
    96 97 99 100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 -
    124 126 127 129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    FINISH

  • DEAR SIR,

                       STAD IS NOT SHOWING THE UTILIZATION RATIO  FOR ALUMINIUM ..wHEN I SELECT GRADE 6063 T6  .WHEN I DONT SELECT THE GRADE FROM DEFINE PARAMETER THEN STAD SHOWS BUT GIVE ME WARNING THAT VALUE OF E IS NOT SEEMS CORRECT

    STAAD SPACE
    START JOB INFORMATION
    ENGINEER DATE 21-Aug-16
    END JOB INFORMATION
    INPUT WIDTH 79
    UNIT METER KN
    JOINT COORDINATES
    1 -0.57 0 0; 2 -0.57 0 3; 45 -0.57 0 0.69; 66 3.93 0 0.69; 68 -0.07 0 0.69;
    69 -0.07 -3.268 0.69; 70 3.43 0 0.69; 71 3.43 -3.268 0.69; 72 -0.374 0 0;
    73 -0.374 0 3; 74 -0.374 0 0.69; 75 -0.178 0 0; 76 -0.178 0 3;
    77 -0.178 0 0.69; 78 0.018 0 0; 79 0.018 0 3; 80 0.018 0 0.69; 81 0.214 0 0;
    82 0.214 0 3; 83 0.214 0 0.69; 84 0.41 0 0; 85 0.41 0 3; 86 0.41 0 0.69;
    87 0.606 0 0; 88 0.606 0 3; 89 0.606 0 0.69; 90 0.802 0 0; 91 0.802 0 3;
    92 0.802 0 0.69; 93 0.998 0 0; 94 0.998 0 3; 95 0.998 0 0.69; 96 1.194 0 0;
    97 1.194 0 3; 98 1.194 0 0.69; 99 1.39 0 0; 100 1.39 0 3; 101 1.39 0 0.69;
    102 1.586 0 0; 103 1.586 0 3; 104 1.586 0 0.69; 105 1.782 0 0; 106 1.782 0 3;
    107 1.782 0 0.69; 108 1.978 0 0; 109 1.978 0 3; 110 1.978 0 0.69;
    111 2.174 0 0; 112 2.174 0 3; 113 2.174 0 0.69; 114 2.37 0 0; 115 2.37 0 3;
    116 2.37 0 0.69; 117 2.566 0 0; 118 2.566 0 3; 119 2.566 0 0.69; 120 2.762 0 0;
    121 2.762 0 3; 122 2.762 0 0.69; 123 2.958 0 0; 124 2.958 0 3;
    125 2.958 0 0.69; 126 3.154 0 0; 127 3.154 0 3; 128 3.154 0 0.69; 129 3.35 0 0;
    130 3.35 0 3; 131 3.35 0 0.69; 132 3.546 0 0; 133 3.546 0 3; 134 3.546 0 0.69;
    135 3.742 0 0; 136 3.742 0 3; 137 3.742 0 0.69; 138 3.93 0 0; 139 3.93 0 3;
    MEMBER INCIDENCES
    1 1 45; 23 45 2; 48 68 69; 50 70 71; 72 72 74; 73 74 73; 75 75 77; 76 77 76;
    78 78 80; 79 80 79; 81 81 83; 82 83 82; 84 84 86; 85 86 85; 87 87 89; 88 89 88;
    90 90 92; 91 92 91; 93 93 95; 94 95 94; 96 96 98; 97 98 97; 99 99 101;
    100 101 100; 102 102 104; 103 104 103; 105 105 107; 106 107 106; 108 108 110;
    109 110 109; 111 111 113; 112 113 112; 114 114 116; 115 116 115; 117 117 119;
    118 119 118; 120 120 122; 121 122 121; 123 123 125; 124 125 124; 126 126 128;
    127 128 127; 129 129 131; 130 131 130; 132 132 134; 133 134 133; 135 135 137;
    136 137 136; 137 138 66; 138 66 139; 139 45 74; 140 137 66; 141 134 137;
    142 70 134; 143 131 70; 144 128 131; 145 125 128; 146 122 125; 147 119 122;
    148 116 119; 149 113 116; 150 110 113; 151 107 110; 152 104 107; 153 101 104;
    154 98 101; 155 95 98; 156 92 95; 157 89 92; 158 86 89; 159 83 86; 160 80 83;
    161 68 80; 162 77 68; 163 74 77;
    MEMBER PROPERTY BRITISH
    139 TO 163 TABLE ST TUB2002008.0
    48 50 TABLE ST PIP1683.6
    1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 100 102 103 -
    105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 127 129 130 132 -
    133 135 TO 138 TABLE ST TUBE TH 0.006 WT 0.06 DT 0.2
    DEFINE MATERIAL START
    ISOTROPIC STEEL
    E 2.05e+008
    POISSON 0.3
    DENSITY 76.8195
    ALPHA 1.2e-005
    DAMP 0.03
    TYPE STEEL
    STRENGTH FY 253200 FU 407800 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
    ISOTROPIC ALUMINUM
    E 6.89476e+007
    POISSON 0.33
    DENSITY 26.6018
    ALPHA 2.3e-005
    DAMP 0.03
    END DEFINE MATERIAL
    CONSTANTS
    MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 48 50 139 TO 163
    MATERIAL ALUMINUM MEMB 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 -
    96 97 99 100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 -
    124 126 127 129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    SUPPORTS
    69 71 FIXED
    LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE DL
    SELFWEIGHT Y -1
    LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Live TITLE LL
    MEMBER LOAD
    139 TO 163 UNI GY -0.4
    **
    **
    **
    LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL(+Z-90DEG)
    MEMBER LOAD
    1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 100 102 103 -
    105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 127 129 130 132 -
    133 135 TO 138 UNI GY 0.24
    ***WALL***
    ***WINDWARD**
    **
    LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WL(+X)
    MEMBER LOAD
    1 23 UNI GX 0.2
    LOAD COMB 5 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 1
    1 1.4
    LOAD COMB 6 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 2
    1 1.2 2 1.6
    LOAD COMB 7 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 3
    1 1.2 2 0.5
    LOAD COMB 8 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 4
    1 1.2 3 0.8
    LOAD COMB 9 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 5
    1 1.2 4 0.8
    LOAD COMB 10 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 6
    1 1.2 2 0.5 3 1.6
    LOAD COMB 11 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 7
    1 1.2 2 0.5 4 1.6
    LOAD COMB 12 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 8
    1 0.9 3 1.6
    LOAD COMB 13 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 9
    1 0.9 4 1.6
    LOAD COMB 14 GENERATED AISC PUBLIC 10
    1 0.9
    PERFORM ANALYSIS
    PARAMETER 1
    CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
    CHECK CODE MEMB 48 50 139 TO 163

    PARAMETER 2
    CODE ALUMINUM
    ALLOY 39 MEMB 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 99 -
    100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 127 -
    129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    CHECK CODE MEMB 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 96 97 -
    99 100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 124 126 -
    127 129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    ALUMINUM TAKE OFF LIST 1 23 72 73 75 76 78 79 81 82 84 85 87 88 90 91 93 94 -
    96 97 99 100 102 103 105 106 108 109 111 112 114 115 117 118 120 121 123 -
    124 126 127 129 130 132 133 135 TO 138
    FINISH