• Design of Rolled Section + Plates ???

    Dear Colleagues, Previously I had used STAAD.Pro SELECT Series 1 for designing a UB profile beam with Plate on top - as per Eurocode EC3. Until recently, when I try the same using SS4 or even CONNECT Edition (21.03.00.146) - it doesn't seem to design…
  • Actual Deflection in STAAD Using Eurocode

    Hi. I obtained .663m as actual deflection in STAAD using Eurocode (EN1993-1-1:2005). When checked thru manual computation of deflection, result was different. I have 1.6kN/m^2 uniform load acting on UPN Channel with beam's length 4.1m. Does this…
  • Axes Convention in STAAD and Eurocode

    Hi. In STAAD, major axis is Z-Z and minor is Y-Y. However, in EC3, it's the other way around. With this, I wish to have confirmation and ask what are the significant parameters to consider about the difference in sign conventions when doing STAAD…
  • Design a composite beam with staad using the eurocodes (ec3) with the wizard tool option...

    Dear Colleagues, I am trying to design a composite beam with staad using the eurocodes (ec3) From the discussion I can see that this is possible using the wizard option and then the user table specifying the composite material as general.. However…
  • RE: The distance between weld line and bolt line in beam to girder connections

    I looked through SCI P358, but of course there are no examples where the fin plate to beam is in the extended configuration. The only comment from SCI that specifically addresses the stiffened case (where the plate is welded to the girder along three…
  • RE: zp: distance between the bolt line and the weld line

    I assume you are using the Eurocode (EN 1993-EC3) and the connection type called Smart FinP. In my sample with a singe column of bolts, if I use zp = 50mm, I also see 50mm used in the design report for the Bolt group shear. When switching to two columns…
  • LTB check EN 1993-1 on cantivered section

    Hi, I'm carrying out an LTB check to a 5 metre long cantilevered column as per EN 1993-1. I found a way to carry out the check by setting the CMM parameter to 7 (or to 8) and then manually specifying C1, C2, C3 and ZG as per NCCI SN003b (or similar…
  • RE: Utilization ratio according to combined stresses!

    Take a look at the Track 2 output. What governs is EC-6.3.3-662, all the other provisions yield smaller unity ratios. These code checks are more than simple applied stress vs. yield stress checks. The following wiki has a bit more explanation: http…
  • Staad steel design EC3 code checking

    Hi I am performing a code check against EC3 and have specified the TRACK parameter as 2.0 i.e. to output detailed results. I see these results in the output file but there does not seem to be any way to include them in a report. If I select Steel Design…
  • Re: StaadPro V8i Latest Release - when to be

    Thank you for your interest in STAAD.Pro. The next release of STAAD.Pro V8i is SELECTseries 3 (release 20.07.08) and is scheduled for the 3rd quarter of this year. This release will have the Singaporean NA to EC3 along with a consolidated Asian and…