I am updating an old warehouse and I need to strengthen the existing end rafters. I currently have an W8x10 D and I'm getting a warning stating that : WARNING: DESIGN OF SECTION FOR MEMBER # 613 IS NOT SUPPORTED. Does staad support double wide flange sections? If not what would be a work around for this? Also I'm using AISC design code.
Thanks,
X
Design if double wide flanges sections in not supported by AISC code. A possible workarounds are explained here: https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/195564/double-hollow-sections/580672#580672
Answer Verified By: Xuan Nguyen
I'm having an issue from the solution you provided. I made a double wide flange section in the section wizard and added to my structure. When I run it I am getting this *** ERROR : FILE NOT FOUND C:\Users\XNguyen\AppData\Local\Temp\Bentley\StaadP
I did not specify for STAAD to look for the section in a temp folder. The .UPT and .SEC are both in the same folder as the staad file. I've attempt to edit the command editor with this :
START USER TABLETABLE 1 DOUBLEW8X10.uptEND
and I also tried specify the file path to something like this:
START USER TABLETABLE 1 D:\'Desktop'\..........\DOUBLEW8X10.uptEND
Any idea on what's happening here?
Thanks,X
In STAAD.Pro start up page go to Configure -> Options and see if 'Use temporary location' option is selected under the Analysis. If yes, unselect it and see if that helps.
That worked perfectly. Thanks for the advice!