Hello, Guys!
If you are bearing pad in support, you can use FIXED BUT support and provide proper KFY value which is spring stiffness..
Hi! Thank you for your answer. What do you mean by spring support?What I initially did was creating an infinitely stiff material then assigning it to the beam that represents the bearing pad.Could you please elaborate?Thank you!
Answer to Q-1. Yes, STAAD.Pro can do it,
Answer to Q-2. You can mode it as spring support.