Hi,
I modeled a tower structure in STAAD but I am getting weird utilization results. The first time I modeled I got worse utilization of about 16 but now I am seeing a utilization ratio of about 943. Can anyone assist please? Thanks.
It may be possible that the high ulitizations are being caused by an instability in your model somewhere. For example, if there is a PDelta analysis in your model and there is insufficient stiffness either through the member releases or boundary conditions, it's possible that the loads will be much larger as a result of unstable displacements compared to what they should be in reality. I would suggest that you check your model and the member forces in addition to the design commands.
Thanks.
I did not find any issue with the wind or temp load application. You do not have to use TRACK. It is only required if you are trying to drill into the details of the design. The parameter simply controls the level of detail included in the design output. If you use the same parameter multiple times ( as was the case for the TRACK parameter in your case), the last one overrides the prior ones and the software considers the last one only. I used the command editor to type the LOAD LIST command in as I find it to be the quickest and most convenient. If you prefer using the graphic user interface, you may add it as shown below
Awesome, thank you so much.