Channel Angle connection

Hello,

I am performing simple staad analysis and I am getting instability at one of the middle member. Can someone help me to rectify it, please? As per my understanding releases in staad are local and not global so I have released MY and MZ in the middle angle which is facing instability in direction MX and I can't release MX as it would cause torsion then.

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 08-Feb-18
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 -2.5; 2 6.5 0 -2.5; 3 0 0 -3; 4 6.5 0 -3; 5 3.25 0 -2.5; 6 3.25 0 -3;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 5; 2 3 6; 4 6 4; 5 5 2; 6 6 5;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 4.176e+006
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 6e-006
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 5184 FU 8352 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
G 1.60615e+006
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
1 2 4 5 TABLE ST C4X6
6 TABLE ST L30208
CONSTANTS
BETA 180 MEMB 2 4
MATERIAL STEEL ALL
SUPPORTS
1 TO 4 PINNED
MEMBER RELEASE
6 START MY MZ
6 END MY MZ
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE LOAD CASE 1
SELFWEIGHT Y -1 
JOINT LOAD
1 3 FY -1
MEMBER LOAD
1 2 CON GY -1 2
4 5 CON GY -1 0.75
4 5 CON GY -0.8 2.75
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE LOAD CASE 2
SELFWEIGHT Y -1 
JOINT LOAD
1 3 FY -0.2
MEMBER LOAD
1 2 CON GY -0.1 2
4 5 CON GY -0.1 0.75
4 5 CON GY -0.1 2.75
JOINT LOAD
1 3 MX 2.25
MEMBER LOAD
1 2 CMOM GX 0.75 2
4 5 CMOM GX 0.75 0.75
4 5 CMOM GX 0.05 2.75
LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE LOAD CASE 3
SELFWEIGHT Y -1 
JOINT LOAD
1 3 FY -0.2
MEMBER LOAD
1 2 CON GY -0.1 2
4 5 CON GY -0.1 0.75
4 5 CON GY -0.1 2.75
JOINT LOAD
1 3 MZ 1.5
MEMBER LOAD
1 2 CMOM GZ 0.75 2
4 5 CMOM GZ 0.75 0.75
4 5 CMOM GZ 0.25 2.75
PERFORM ANALYSIS
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
FU 8352 ALL
FYLD 5184 ALL
UNT 0 MEMB 6
METHOD ASD
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH

  • Your understanding of the releases is correct.

    The instabilities at the nodes are however reported with respect to global directions. You are getting these warnings at nodes 5 and 6 as there are no rotational restraints about global X at these nodes because the local MZ moments at the start and end of the angle member are fully released and supports at the ends of the longer beams are PINNED. To take care of the instability warning you may change the full release for the angle member to partial release. A modified file is attached for your reference.

    Partial_Release.STD