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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>STAAD.Pro Connect Truss Release Specification</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/248047/staad-pro-connect-truss-release-specification</link><description>In STAAD.Pro Connect, when releasing the trusses, do we release all the members that make the truss? Or just the diagonal of the truss? Please enlighten me. Thank you!</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: STAAD.Pro Connect Truss Release Specification</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/775063?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:35:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:427196ce-3b57-45ec-84fe-b264176c87d3</guid><dc:creator>Abhisek M</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Amgelo,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You should not release all the members of a truss. There is a special truss specification which you may use in this case. Or you may use releases in such a way that there is no instability in the model.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/2046/instability-and-zero-stiffness"&gt;Instability And Zero Stiffness&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: STAAD.Pro Connect Truss Release Specification</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/774885?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:25:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:7d1e38cc-af9a-4f59-bf97-9400967022b7</guid><dc:creator>Joseph Lucas Magare</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We usually release branch members,the top and bottom chord are not released.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: STAAD.Pro Connect Truss Release Specification</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/774811?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:12:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:058006ea-9392-4a3d-8f95-a48821410813</guid><dc:creator>Angelo Peredo</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Okay. Just changed my tags.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: STAAD.Pro Connect Truss Release Specification</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/774784?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:12:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:c34a2cd4-2f69-41b9-b77e-1d31a0e68870</guid><dc:creator>Rahul Brijpuriya</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;It is not just related to the STAAD it is General Question&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>