• How to determine the max axial and shear force in multiple Members

    I am creating a list of forces with their max axial and shear forces. See below for example of this table : Is there a way for Staad to compute a similar table? Or at the very least use a simplified way of getting these values? Please help. I have…
  • Von Mises correct?

    Hi I use STAAD Pro Connect V22 Update 3. Here I display a color plot of stresses in a plate between girders. I get Von Mises stresses more than twice as large as the Tresca stresses. How can this be? In theory Tresca shall be equal or larger than Von…
  • Adding Wind Loads to Surfaces

    How do I go about adding wind loads to my structure so that they are applied to each surface? I have defined my wind type in 'Wind Definitions' and applied it as a wind load, which in turn is shown on my surface, which I have specified as 5mm thick steel…