• Floor Load Generation Error - Complex 3D Quadrilaterals

    I am modeling a 3d steel truss/frame pedestrian bridge and am running into an issue with the floor load command. Every time I try to apply floor loads to a group I have entitled "DECK" (see attached Command File) I receive an error stating that "Cannot…
  • floor load

    I am trying to apply a floor load in my model but , in the right Staad doesn't apply the load , the right is a cantilever How I can resolve this problem .
  • I cant generate a dead load (floor load)

    Hi! I would like to ask for some help. I am experiencing this problem where I cannot add a floor load to my work. Every command that I attempt to generate always end up with an error message. I already checked of duplicates of notes, beams and structures…
  • 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…
  • Floor ONEWAY Loads error

    Hi, i have a problem when ytrying to use floor oneway loads, I specify the range in x,y,z and i use the "towards" option, because i don´t want the program to use always the short direction: ONEWAY LOAD YRANGE 2.16 2.18 ONE -0.25 XRANGE -14.51 -10…
  • Inclined floor - Floor load

    Hello, I am struggling to define floor load to the top of the roof in the structure attached. I keep getting Y range issues. Can someone please help me with that. I even tried assigning a group to the roof and then applying floor load at the roof…
  • Problem modelling plates on top of beams for elevated steel water tank

    I am trying to model a Elevated steel water tank with bracing for analysis in STAAD.Pro. While modelling the structure I've encountered a problem and would like your help. The problem is: While the beam offset works perfectly for modelling a beam…
  • Shear Wall Building

    Dear All, I am designing a RCC 7 Storey apartment building in which all the slabs are supported on shear walls only using staad pro. There are no columns and beams. Can any one upload a input file of similar building based on Indian codes codes. My…
  • RE: FLOOR LOADS

    In LC 3, change the line YRANGE 2.5 2.5 FLOAD -2.4 XRANGE 12.813 14.09 ZRANGE 0 1.5 GY to line YRANGE 2.5 2.5 FLOAD -2.4 XRANGE 12.813 14.10 ZRANGE 0 1.5 GY. In LC4 change the line YRANGE 2.5 2.5 FLOAD -5.33 XRANGE 12.813 14.09 ZRANGE 0 1.5 GY to line…
  • RE: One way distribution floor load on composite deck

    I know this is an older post, but if you have not gotten an answer already, check our Load Generation FAQ here: and reply back if you still have a problem (& include your model input file if possible)
  • RE: Wind load on surface meshing

    You'll find lots of similar posts on this forum. Just search for " composite beam plate ", for example. I generally don't like to use plates for the sole purpose of transferring loads, because the plates and the beams will interact compositely and even…