• How to determine the max axial and shear force in multiple Members

    I am creating a list of forces with their max axial and shear forces. See below for example of this table : Is there a way for Staad to compute a similar table? Or at the very least use a simplified way of getting these values? Please help. I have…
  • Member failure after using section from Section wizard

    Section BOX ISMC 250 with gap 90mm used as column and designed in STAAD. Due to loading. it has failures. for section property enhancement, additional plate applied to BOX section though section wizard. But results for member (section wizard) design…
  • how to get beam properties like IX Ax Iz Az etc. in open staad,

    i trying to get corresponding beam properties from staad, right now I'm using following command But first 9 values showing empty and last on is value is 0. Dim RetVal As VARIANT = OSPropertyUI . GetBeamPropertyAll (11, &varfWidth, &varfDepth,…
  • Section properties removed from screen

    Hello sirs! I have a simple question, how do i remove section properties in the analysis modeller? As you can see its only black.. and i cant find anything in view...
  • Section Wizard Assigning a Near Zero Modulus of Elasticity for Plates. Causing Erroneous Section Properties for Built-up Sections

    Hello, I have recently used section wizard to create a built-up section. I have found that for plates Section Wizard has assigned a Modulus of Elasticity of 2.08871e-315 (essentially zero), while for the w-section it is 205 (see first snip below). As…
  • RAM Structural System steel table - outdated ramcan section sizes

    Hello, I'm running RAM SS version 17.02.01.23 SES and the Canadian section sizes do not match what is available from CISC. Where do ramcan sizes come from and what date were they last updated? Is it possible that I have an old version of the ramcan…
  • Staad Pro - calculate section properties when adding new shape to database

    Can staad calculate the section properties when entering a new shape into an existing database? For example, I'm adding a new hat channel into the AISI coldformed Profiles database. In RAM Elements I would define the width, height, thickness, etc and…
  • Staad Pro - Cold formed steel section property

    Can you help me understand what section property "j" is in the screenshot below? I went to the manual for cross section entry, but it referred me to the design section. There were no definitions to be found: D1.E.1 Cross-Sectional Properties (bentley…
  • India Section S type ISMB's are Not selectable from Section Database in StaadPro Connect 22.05.00.131

    While using StaadPro Connect edition 22.05.00.131 latest update, under Analytical Modeling workflow, I am unable to select member properties from section database - type Indian Section S-type. All records except one ISMB100, are greyed out. Snapshot…
  • How to change section properties in "Section Wizard"?

    Is there a way to change the section dimensions when creating a built-up member via Section Wizard? e.g. I am trying to model sections of an old bridge (pre-ASTM), and want to change properties such as the thickness of a flange or an angle, but I don…
  • Transfer section properties from STAAD Pro to Abaqus 2018

    How can i transfer the below General section properties from STAAD to Abaqus START USER TABLE TABLE 1 UNIT CM MTON *STRINGER GENERAL BEAM3.5X3.5X0.5-1P *146.77 66.04 1.27 18.7325 0.9525 100728 1428 145 3050 152.63 0 0 0 0 0 0 *SERC STRINGER
  • error message : DATA SHOULD FOLLOW AFTER CONSTANT COMMAND and not any other type of command. data-check mode entered

    I am new to staad pro. soy nuevo en esto, si la respuesta es en español, mucho mejor STAAD SPACE DXF IMPORT OF JOIST DE 9 MT.DXF START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 23-May-16 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT METER KG JOINT COORDINATES 416…
  • Torsional Constant????

    sir/madam I want to know how to find out the Torsional Constant for Aluminium Mullion members.Is there any possibility to import the file from Autocad ???? Because all the members are in different shape... PLS Help me its urgent
  • Section Properties

    please help me!! To copy the table section property to excel by any method known visual basic? I'm working with macros in Excel and want to copy that information to someone who can help me.
  • Section Wizard - Properties Error?

    I'm looking for some help with Section Wizard, release 00.20.-999 (STAAD.Pro V8i SS5 20.07.10.65). Using the Section Builder module, I created a custom section using two HSS 4 x 4 x 1/4 square tubes joined side-by-side. The calculated results for "Plastic…