• 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…
  • One-way ribbed slab

    How can i design a this kind of slab on staad pro, i'm still a new user of the software so please put some detail to help me.
  • Dummy beam

    Hello Everyone. I create a dummy beam with density=0 and E=0 (Figure.1) then I assign the beam (Figure.2) then Staad Error occurs( ***ERROR*** MATERIAL NAME MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY BLANK SPACE )(Figure.3), What is the solution?
  • Can I design a Continuous two slabs by using RCDC STAAD?

    Hello Sir RCDC is designed and Detailed all the slab one by one but I want to detail all Top and Bottom Reinforcement of the two-way slab once, what should I do.
  • STAAD RCDC IMPOSED LOAD

    While designing reinfoced concrete slab in RCDC it asks for the Imposed Load and Live Load to fill out; it doesnt collect the load data from STAAD model. Should include the self weight of the slab in the IMPOSED LOAD or program calculates and adds the…
  • GEOMETRY PROBLEMS

    I am new in staad pro so please answer this question in very easy language....! what is differences between plates and surfaces. if i want to make slab or floor i can use both of these which one is correct for floor or slabs... and what type of…
  • Pipe Rack + Vertical Vessel Slab design in Staad Pro

    Dear Community, I´m designing a slab foundation mat for a pipe rack and some vertical vessel, I have already designed the structure with STAAD Pro, and now I’d like to attack the model some plates “mesh” and estimate the base pressure, overturning…
  • STAAD Pro Analysis of a RC Slab

    I am modelling a concrete tank's base as a slab using plate elements. I am looking for the maximum positive and negative bending moments in the slab at the edges, and their locations and at the slab's centre. Can I get these values from STAAD? Should…
  • Modeling beam and slab connectivity in STAAD Pro

    I am modeling a very wide slab (120' x 30') simply supported on two long opposite edges. It would have been a simple one way slab but it has two edge beams on the shorter (30') edges. The slab is 20" deep and the edge beams are 29" deep x 18" wide. I…