Horizontal member load at an angle

Question

Hi all, is there a way to apply concentrated member loads as shown in the image below using STAAD? This is a plan view of a cylinder, the blue marks show each beam division and each beam is 1m deep by 0.5m wide. Please advise. Thanks.

Modestas · Answer

I think you should be able to achieve this by using the Inclined Load option in the Nodal Loads:

Modestas · Answer

You may use a concentrated member load, but it cannot be applied in inclined direction - you would need to apply the load in 2 components in the X and Z global direction.

Modestas · Answer

My apologies, I forgot that you can apply the Concentrated Load on a member with respect to its local Y or Z axis, so that should work in your case. Just you need to set the d1 parameter with a distance to member's center.

Kris Sathia · Answer

Yes, a load can be applied along the local X, Y and Z axes. Attached is a simple file to illustrate this. 8358.str2.std