Staad Reference loads definition for soft storey checking as per indian code is 1893 2016https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/214868/staad-reference-loads-definition-for-soft-storey-checking-as-per-indian-code-is-1893-2016Hi all the staad reference load is necessary for checking the soft stories. But I have a doubt while defining reference loads the live load has to reduce as per the specified code or we have to assign full live load in the reference loads? Because theen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Staad Reference loads definition for soft storey checking as per indian code is 1893 2016https://communities.bentley.com/thread/653694?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:40:20 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:162f5d34-affa-466d-925f-a75caf5c287bAnirudh<ul> <li>Ok Thankyou for your response&nbsp;</li> </ul><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Staad Reference loads definition for soft storey checking as per indian code is 1893 2016https://communities.bentley.com/thread/653678?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:53:07 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:5da0d13a-4efa-4fd2-8a0b-ba30994136baSye<p>To the best of my knowledge IS 1893:2016 code allows one to reduce live loads by certain percentage for seismic mass/weight calculations. You can reduce the mass type reference loads accordingly so that these reductions&nbsp;get considered in the calculations.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>