• Composite beam with 2 deck types

    Hi, I am modelling a beam with a change of deck along the length of the beam (half of the beam has a W2+3.5" verco deck, and the other half has a W2+2" deck). I read this response: Effects of Changing Deck Type - RAM | STAAD | ADINA Wiki - RAM | STAAD…

  • Spring Supports: Connect Edition

    Hello, I am new to Staad and am unsure how to add spring supports to the top of my structure. I am modeling a simple two column, 1 beam frame with spring supports (absorption pads) that connect the frame to the composite slab above. My question is…

  • RAM Structural Systems Change Headed Stud Diameter for Composite Deck

    Is there any way to change the diameter of the headed studs in the composite deck design in the RAM SS beam module. It appears that RAM Beam uses 3/4" studs by default.

  • Service Request #7000980517 on day 27 with no response.

    Ive escalated the priority and Ive requested and update over 5 times. Can I please get some sort of response on my service request. PLEASE.

  • Tributary Load on Slab Opening

    Hello, I am working on a school project, so I am not experienced, just to be clear. But I have a slab openings on my floors for stairwells and elevators in the RAM modeler. However, my understanding is that RAM won't apply floor loads where there…

  • Entering Atypical composite decks

    Hello, I am in the process of modeling a new building and given the long spans required, we are using an atypical composite deck catalog, using 6.125" of Lightweight 6" flutes. However i am at loss as how to enter these deck properties, since all the…

  • RE: Composite Deck

    Composite Deck can only consist of Steel beams and a concrete slab. The beam cannot be concrete.

  • RE: Composite Beam/Deck

    Modeling the slab with a plate mesh and using rigid links to connect the centers of the plate/beams is an acceptable approach. Instead of actually going in and defining the master slaves at all of the corresponding slab/beam nodes, which could be time…

  • RE: Creating Composite Deck & its Properties

    You do NOT need to define composite decks one by one. If the deck properties and the direction are same, you can define a single deck covering all the members. Just identify the boundary of the deck by clicking the corner nodes and depending on the direction…

  • Creating Composite Deck & its Properties

    Hello, 1. Anyone knows how to apply the same composite deck properties to all deck without doing it one by one? I'm using STAAD.Pro 2006? 2. In STAAD.Pro, do I need to create 1 composite deck between each secondary beam or just one deck between the…

  • RE: STAAD Pro. Composite Deck vs Diaphragm Action

    A composite deck is not equivalent to defining a rigid diaphragm. It assigns the composite properties to the beams based on the effective width of the slab. However it does not make the floor completely rigid. It also does not account for the torsion…

  • RE: composite steel deck

    In STAAD.Pro one can model composite beams in a couple of ways. You may refer to the section 1.7.7 of the Technical Reference Manual to find out more on both methods. Following either of these methods one can account for the stiffness due to the deck…

  • Floor Diaphragm, Composite Deck and Plate element

    1. Does STAAD.Pro consider the Floor Diaphragm Action (transfer of lateral forces to the columns) when the Composite Deck feature is applied? 2. Considering the Floor Diaphragm Action, can i use plate elements instead of Master/Slave or Floor Diaphragm…

  • One way distribution floor load on composite deck

    Hi, Hopefully this should be a quick one as I'm new to Staad. I've created a composite deck and defined the span direction. I'm now trying to define a floor load but it won't let me define a direction for one way distribution for the load on the composite…
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