• Deflection

    Hello, Guys! I have added the TRACK 2 command along with the DFF to see the in-depth details of deflection. May I know if this, please see attached picture, can be seen somewhere in the postprocessing? Also, how can I get the deflection of the entire…
  • RCDC Beam Design Query

    Dear Colleagues, for some unknown reason RCDC designed & detailed a regular beam as a Cantilever, while trying to understand what happened behind the screen - aroused a few more doubts , which i'll list below. Would very much appreciate, if anyone…
  • Technical Reference Document

    We are reading the some example in STAAD that compare between hand calculations and STAAD. Sometimes, we found the instruction that refer other documents as the below picture : Could you advice where we can find these document in STAAD ? Thank…
  • Pendulum check

    Hi Attached below is my staad model for a simple pendulum. I am having these warnings: ***WARNING - INSTABILITY AT JOINT 2 DIRECTION = FY Can anyone check my model, please? STAAD PLANE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 10-Aug-23 END JOB INFORMATION…
  • STAAD MODEL DOESN'T OPEN BUT OPENS IN EDITOR

    My perfectly working STAAD model file suddenly stopped working while updating in the editor. It opens in the editor but the model doesn't open. I have tried reinstalling the application as well. No luck yet. I use the below version.
  • can anyone help me with wind load generation (wind load general, static & dynamic) and assign using staad pro physcial modeler and also for seismic load also. Kindly explain the process briefly

    I need to understand how to generate loadings in physcial modeler like wind load & seismic loads. while doing in physical modeler, to apply/assign wind load to the structure I have to create the wind load definition in catalog tab and go to loading tab…
  • mat foundation for a tank

    Hello every one I'm trying to design mat foundation for a tank and the analysis result shows 0 moment in x and y. can anyone help me? I attached the file of staad to check it. Thank you
  • THE MEMBER 1 CAN NOT BE DESIGNED FOR BENDING AS THIS VERSION DOES NOT SUPPORT THE SELECTED SECTION, SELECT ANOTHER TYPE OF SECTION

    Why this keeps appearing, Guys? I got the same warning for HSS Rectangle standards. Can somebody help me please.
  • Section database take too much time in Staad CE 12 & ALSO IN v2023

    Section database take too much time in Staad CE 12 & ALSO IN v2023
  • Application for Structural Supports for Cantilever Overhead Sign Structures (COSS)

    We are wondering what method / programs you use to analyze and design structural supports for Cantilever Overhead Sign Structures (COSS). Do you use STAAD.Pro to generate COSS models? What engineering codes are used in your country? See videos below for…
  • "DEFINE" COMMANDS FOR LOAD GENERATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED BEFORE SPECIFYING PRIMARY LOAD CASES.

    Tell me how can I get rif of this error please. DEFINE UBC ACCIDENTAL LOAD ZONE 0.4 I 1 RWX 3.5 RWZ 3.5 STYP 4 CT 0.0488 NA 1.2 NV 1.6 SELFWEIGHT 1.1 UNIT METER KN DEFINE WIND LOAD TYPE 1 WIND_PEDESTRIANBRIDGE <! STAAD PRO GENERATED DATA DO NOT MODIFY…
  • input unit in properties page

    Eventhough set up in metric METER , KILONEWTON and set up force units in display options, still when i define properties in property page in metre when it is entered the value is converted to inches.pl help
  • Bottom chord with double angle fails

    Does anyone know why the ends of the bottom chord of my truss fails when it has double angle section L75x75x6 LD, while when I use the single angle section L75x75x6, it passes? as per the output, the members fail in flexure compression and tension (eq…
  • STAAD's Displacement

    Is this a normal displacement in STAAD.Pro Connect Edition? I am designing a pedestrian footbridge and I happened to encounter this displacement in a certain load case?
  • shear reinforcement is staad pro

    i am designing a beam from IS 456 in connect edition 1st time before SS4 is used so it is observed that spacing of the Shear Stirrups is more then 300 in old version it is limited to 300 currently I am using update 12 of the Connect Edition please look…
  • Foundation-Plate Mat Support versus Plate Pin Supports

    I have been designing an RHS with a base plate and gusset stiffeners. I've used master-slave command for the location of my loads and used Plate Mat Support as supports. The error was always "ERROR IN SUPPORT INPUT OR THERE IS NO SUPPORT INPUT. ANALYSIS…
  • UNABLE TO ACTIVATE LICENCE OF STADDPRO V8I SELECT SRIES 5.

    UNABLE TO ACTIVATE LICENCE OF STADDPRO V8I SELECT SRIES 5. ERROR MESSAGE "AN ERROR HAS OCCURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO VERIFY THE SERVER AND ACTIVATION LEY ' IS SHOWN WHILE ACTIVATING/ SENDING LOGS. MAY SOMEONE PLEASE HELP FOR RESOLVING THE PROBLEM.
  • Beam Failed in RCDC

    if a beam failed in rcdc and i change its size do i need to change its properties in staad before designing the column and footing?
  • Design a liquid retaining structure ( a concrete water tank supported by ground) by ACI codes (either ACI 350 Code Requirements for Environmental Engineering Concrete Structure or ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete)

    Hi: I like to design a liquid retaining structure ( a concrete water tank supported by ground) by ACI codes. ACI 350 Code Requirements for Environmental Engineering Concrete Structure is applicable code for liquid retaining structure. I am wondering if…
  • Instability in Slab Joint

    Hi, I am getting 2 warnings. Both are about instability in a joint in the My direction. The joints are highlighted in red in the following image. The joints highlighted are in the middle of the slabs. I have pinned the slab edges. Why are these…
  • How to find total axial capacity of a column in staadpro or RCDC calculation?

    I have analysed the model in staadpro and design the model in RCDC but I didn't found the total axial capacity of column the in RCDC calculation for column it shows only axial force acting on the column.
  • MULTI RESPONSE MODIFICATION FACTOR

    Hallo, i have model with combination of steel ordinary moment frame (OMF) and concrete special moment resisting frame (SRMF). is there a way to create multi response seismic factor (R) in 1 staad file? with R for steel 3.5, and R for concrete is…
  • How to fix ** ERROR: IBC/UBC LOAD CASES MUST BE FIRST AND NO MORE THAN 8 CASES ARE PERMITTED. **. structure is irregular and unsymmetrical. 12 seismic load cases are required

    STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 11-May-23 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT METER KN JOINT COORDINATES 49 0 0 11; 50 4 0 11; 51 9 0 11; 52 14 0 11; 53 19 0 11; 54 22 0 11; 55 27.5 0 11; 56 33 0 11; 57 38 0 11; 58 43.5 0 11; 59 47…
  • How to fix ** ERROR: IBC/UBC LOAD CASES MUST BE FIRST AND NO MORE THAN 8 CASES ARE PERMITTED. ** The structure is irregular and unsymmetrical and it is required to do the 12 load cases

    STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 11-May-23 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT METER KN JOINT COORDINATES 49 0 0 11; 50 4 0 11; 51 9 0 11; 52 14 0 11; 53 19 0 11; 54 22 0 11; 55 27.5 0 11; 56 33 0 11; 57 38 0 11; 58 43.5 0 11; 59 47…
  • Input Support Stiffness and Damping

    Is there a way to input pile (node) stiffness and damping in Staad for a time history analysis? That means inputting support stiffness and damping values for all 6 degrees of freedom (translation and rotation)