• Selective Selftweight - modeling Masonry and Hollow Core

    Hello, In STAAD, is there a way to only have selfweight determined for certain plates instead of all in the model? Also, any insight on how, if I can, can I model 8" masonry and 8" hollow core with 2" topping as walls and floors? Thank you,…

  • Purpose of adding selfweight under seismic definition

    Hello forum, I have one doubt regarding defining the seismic weight / lump mass / joint weight under the seismic load definition. What is the purpose of adding selfweight under seismic definition as highlighted in attached image IMO, it indicates…

  • Quick Question on Global Axes "Y up" or "Z up" setup in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition

    Hi, Dear All, I am new to STAAD.Pro. I have some questions on global axes "Y up" or "Z up" set up. 1. When I open up a model from others, how do I know if it is set to "Y up" or "Z up"? 2. When I create a new model, we can choose "Y up" or "Z up…

  • RE: Mat overturning Moment Check

    The trouble with the SFA file was that you have specified the Serviceability factor and Design Factor as 0 for all the primary load cases 1 to 6. Both factors should be set to 1 for these loads to be considered in the analysis as shown next. Also…

  • RE: Design help

    Assuming this question is related to STAAD.Pro, you can use the STAAD.Pro input editor ( Edit > Edit Input Command File ) to enter the command directly as shown below ... LOAD 1 DEAD LOAD SELFWEIGHT Y -1 ... This would include the selfweight…

  • RE: DENSITY NOT PROVIDED. SELFWEIGHT COMMAND IGNORED.

    No need to start from scratch. The problem is that Michael has defined the material concrete but the material has not been assigned to the members as Modestas has correctly pointed out. If he adds the material assignment commands, like the ones shown…

  • SELFWEIGHT warning issue in Series 5

    Hello, i used Staadpro SELECT Series 5, 20.07.10.65. before, i used Series 1, 20.07.06.35. when i ran the analysis in series 1, it contained only 1 warning. but in series 5, it contained 96 warnings in OUTPUT. *WARNING- APPLIED SELFWEIGHT IS MORE…

  • OFFSET Command & Selfweight

    Hi all, I just started using STAAD.Pro to run some response spectrum analysis on a bridge structure, and currently I am in the process of modeling the geometry. What I have is a two span bridge with three columns connected to a cap beam at the…
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