• RE: Tunnel plate elements SQY for global shear

    Hello, I had a question regarding this simple circular tunnel model shown below. I have the following modeled to check the shear SQY. I know I'm missing something simple here so I hope I can get some help. L=100 ft (total longitudinal length)…
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Incline Support Reactions Sign Convention

    Hi, I'm modelling a circular silo and assign incline supports and compression only(KFX) supports, but half of the tank support reaction results into X direction is Positive(+) and the other half support reactions into X direction is Negetive (-). Can…
  • Built-up Columns with four I sections

    I'm working in built-up column with four I sections. I'm getting some results and not sure the results are correct. Can someone please check the model is correct? Thank you. Built-Up column.STD
  • STAAD.Pro v8i SELECTseries 1 (build 20.07.06.35)

    There has been a new QA&R posting of STAAD.Pro V8i SELECTSeries 1 (build 20.07.06.35) on the Bentley SELECT server that addresses a number of issues which were not addressed in build 20.07.06.34 released on 18th March 2010. The additional issues addressed…
  • Insider Skills: STAAD this Friday July 19th

    Join us for our Free seminar this Friday July 19th. Click Here for login information and a full description of Insider Skills. This weeks Topics: Wind Load Generation Floor Loading Options Seismic Load Generation Custom Section User…
  • ISM Material Mapping

    Hello! I am new to ISM, and am experimenting with it as a central repository for Prostructures design and STAAD Engineering data. It seems to work at first attempt, but I am having an issue with materials. It seems that the mapping of materials from…
  • warning

    hello, 705 715 START FX FZ MX MY 705 715 END FX FZ MX MY . these are the release specification given and one more think is that i my beam is incline.
  • Re: Slab Element in Staad

    yes i know the said thing but in actual practice we have different conditions for plate such as simply supported, fixed etc. then in space frame with the model say 3*3 bay both sides and height of building say 20 meter then in that case if i am using…
  • Single Line Format <-> List format

    I mistakenly converted my input file to single line format. Is there any way to get it back to list format without a lot of keyboard time?