https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/182818/solid-plates-and-round-bar-designDear sir, I am doing a design calculation for cat ladder using solid plates and round bar .But it is not giving me results with utilization ratio?how i can design it.Kindly suggest me method for these profile.stad file is attached.en-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/534064?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:59:06 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:37140a5a-783c-42a1-88f2-9000d9dae756waqar fazi<p>thanks alot sir.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/533968?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:04:19 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:785077bd-a951-497d-bd49-e229835013b8Sye<p>There is no design available for solid plates and round bars. So you may have to design these type of sections manually. The following wiki has some suggestions ( at the end ) on how to get a design for sections like solid rod</p> <p><a href="/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/26303/how-can-i-model-solid-rods-in-staad-pro">https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/26303/how-can-i-model-solid-rods-in-staad-pro</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>