Are there any plans to revise STAAD so that it will be able to use the direct analysis method (DAM) on stuctures with tension-only members?
In the mean time, does anyone have a suggestion on how the direct analysis method could be simulated on structures with tension-only members. I get that I could run Pdelta with smalldelta and manually reduce the stiffness by using a lower E or using the cracked properties command. One of the problems I see is calculating tau-b. What a pain that would be to do manually. Also, if using ASD, I don't see a way to run the analysis for 1.6 times the loading then divide the results by 1.6 other than writing your own code checker.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Your request is on the list of enhancements proposed for a future release.
Is there an update on when the enhancements will be available?