Does staad support the design of W8x10 D (double profile)?

RE: Does staad support the design of W8x10 D (double profile)?

Xuan Nguyen — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:32:08 GMT

That worked perfectly. Thanks for the advice!

RE: Does staad support the design of W8x10 D (double profile)?

Modestas — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:11:24 GMT

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.

RE: Does staad support the design of W8x10 D (double profile)?

Xuan Nguyen — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:32:23 GMT

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 TABLE
TABLE 1 DOUBLEW8X10.upt
END

and I also tried specify the file path to something like this:

START USER TABLE
TABLE 1 D:\'Desktop'\..........\DOUBLEW8X10.upt
END

Any idea on what's happening here?

Thanks,
X

RE: Does staad support the design of W8x10 D (double profile)?

Modestas — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:26:31 GMT

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