https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/239453/loads-superposition-load-orderThis should be an easy one for you all. When you place a load over a given area and then add an additional load that overlaps it, does STAAD consider the loads additive or choose one or the other? I&#39;m thinking specifically if you define a live flooren-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/745811?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Dec 2022 07:40:56 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1ac1cf06-9ec7-4dbd-a3bf-3cb9a12d4a2fAbhisek M<p>Yes.. Actually whatever loads you are putting on a the area in different methods, it will add all of them and analyze the structure with that effect.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/745796?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:57:05 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c7c8d443-bf37-4902-857a-2c5191c055edShahid Nazir<p>If another live load comes over the same area it will consider both live loads as addition over that are leaving other area from its effect...... Means it&#39;s effect of 40psf and amount from 150psf which is in group..... Group only means that program please consider 150psf over the selected area.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/745793?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:50:41 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1c26babb-15a6-4ad6-84a5-cc42d1fc80e4Abhisek M<p>STAAD will consider both the loads i.e. for your example it will be 190psf.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>