Section 5.20.3 states that "f 1 (Depth of section at start node) should always be greater than f 3 (Depth of section at end node)." In the model I am working in, it makes more sense for me to define my members from left to right which results in some…

I have a number of beam in my model and when i run a unity check some fail by different "clauses" Below are all the list clauses that i am coming up with. clause h1/2 clause h3 clause g clause e2 Does anyone know where i can find a definition…

Hello As part of my project I had been going through some examples as shown on the verification manual of Staad Pro v8i and version 2007. However, I been having issues with some of the examples as some do not show the full detail of calculation description…

Hello, If i am assigning the property of section wizard say four angles connected, behaving as square in plan then is it possible to design that particular element as per the given design codes?

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?

I am currently writing a report on a structure and would like to include images from my Staad Pro model which show section assignments. For this I have selected the section under the properties menu, and have 'Highlight Assigned Geometry' checked so when…

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hello everyone i want to know that can we design the castellated beam as composite in staad ?

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…

I recently tried the feature of generating the properties of a built-up section by using the "Tools / Create user table / Add new property" then checking the "Define Profile Polygon" and inputting the perimeter points. I was able to generate the cross…

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.

I have modelled a rectangular concrete tank in STAAD using plate elements and need to do some additional calculations to check the crack widths do not exceed a given value. I can get a contour plot of the bending moments in the walls but when the tank…

Dear friends I need your help to solve a error when i try to open Staad pro model in STAAD offshore. I'm not able to load my model because user defined section database property developed in STAADPRO is not recognized in STAAD Offshore. How i need…

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…

dear friends, we are facing big combatibilty issues between STAAD PRO & STAAD OFFSHORE. some of the use facilities available in staad pro is not at all regonized by STAAD OFFSHORE. Because of this combatibility issues we are facing lots of problem…

I have a steel structure Modeled, Analysed & Designed in STAAD.Pro V8i SS4 and Connections designed in RAM Connection plugin for STAAD. However, when I'm creating a repository for exporting the data to Pro Steel for detailing, RAM Connection data is not…

Hello everybody, I am having some doubt about the slab orientation in composite slab design tab. the question is that if i want to design the solid slab connected with steel beam then what is to be done should i take the span as spanning between the…

hello everyone how to used user provided table function in staad . ? it shows error when i am feeding the properties in the tools-> create user table->wide flange-> and i am feeding the properties here .(dialogue box) . what is actual procedure