• section properties problem in STAAD Pro

    Hai friends Please help us to solve problem with STAAD section informations. Staad developers kindly advice us. All query mentioned in the attached word file Thanks for ur support in advance Regards Bagmass
  • Re: converting beam parts into single beam

    THANKS FOR THE REPLY ATILO, As I said Using Physical member is a tedious process, and also while designing it does not design as full beam as in ETABS. Any other suggestions. napeera
  • PBRACE from cantilever structure

    Dear all, I am fairly new to the PMEMBER and PBRACE command to do a steel design. I have been having a problem with checking a cantilever column. I have modeled the column as a single vertical member with a fixed support at the bottom and free end…
  • drift & camber option in staad

    Hello, I have just tried to assigned the camber option to beam with the default values. I have reffered to technical section and it said that the said command will perform better when it is used with the repeat load case. i tried but i was in vain…
  • Vertical Component of Earthquake in Auto Load Combination

    Is there a way to incorporate the vertical component of earthquake (as required by ubc 1630.1.1 or ASCE 12.4.2) directly into the auto load combination generated by staadpro? As of now I am editing the load factor for dead load after I execute the auto…
  • How do I design a moment frame in the weak axis? Staad is "failing" sections that were designed in a previous command for "Select Members". Why?

    QUESTION 1: I am designing a 12-storey building using Staad Pro v8i. I have moment frames going in both East-West and North-South directions. The frames in the E-W direction are to be designed per the strong axis due to wind load considerations. How…
  • Need Help with Staad file!!

    Hello Everyone! In the attached Staad file, I am having trouble getting rid of few warnings. Also, I believe Wind loading is also not applied correctly. I used Staad V8i. Please help me. Regards, Pawan Waghmare
  • warning

    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.
  • Expansion and Contraction Analysis

    How to analyze expansion and contraction in Aluminum Structures, Thanks in advance for your help!
  • Isolated Footing Design

    Hello, The isolated footing option given in supports dailogue box in support section. I want to know How to assign the parameters related to that particular support.Waiting for the reply.
  • Re: Slab Element in Staad

    yes i know the said thing but in actual practice we have different conditions for plate such as simply supported, fixed etc. then in space frame with the model say 3*3 bay both sides and height of building say 20 meter then in that case if i am using…
  • precambering & drift with all its option.

    Hello everybody, I want to assign the precambering and its all option in staad to steel beam? inthe same way Drift also.
  • DESIGN OF RAMP FOR EQ FORCES

    HELLO EVERYONE since the ramp in my case are inclined to specified degree , i want to ask that is it possible to design the building for EQ forces ? i am designing as per is 1893-2002 and i have tried by member weight option it mean that i have transferred…
  • Timber design to Eurocode 5?

    Hey, I am new to this forum but have a quick question to ask about the FEA side of STAAD.Pro. is it possible to either design a member to Eurocode 5 (Timber design) or to design it to no particular code and just get a reading for the internal stresses…
  • Insider Skills: STAAD this Friday July 19th

    Join us for our Free seminar this Friday July 19th. Click Here for login information and a full description of Insider Skills. This weeks Topics: Wind Load Generation Floor Loading Options Seismic Load Generation Custom Section User…
  • ISM Material Mapping

    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…
  • Re: warnings in staad pro

    This is the file that you wanted to see. help me as fast as you can. ok
  • Staad Pro V8i 20.07.07.19 (SS2) --IS 13920 in RC Designer

    The option to perform additional reinforcement detailing checks for seismic conditions per IS 13920 is also now available. This code is used for the ductile detailing of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic forces
  • How to change Buckling Class in STAAD V8i

    Hi, While doing steel design as per IS:800-2007 using STAAD V8i, I face the following issue. STAAD pro v8i is considering Buckling class based on Rolled Section even if i give Built-up Section. Please give ideas how to change buckling class in STAAD…
  • for analysis of transmission towers which Supports should be used?

    Dear all, While analyzing Transmission Towers in Staad.pro, What Support system to be provided to the tower? I had done analysis by using pinned supports, but with pinned supports the longitudinal and Transverse shear forces are coming very high…
  • SECTION WIZARD: IMPORTING COORDINATES

    how/where do I get the profile coordinates of a custom cross-section(pipe) i have created using 'free sketch' in Section wizard. I need these profile coordinates to create and input them in a new user table so that Staad is able to render the crossection…
  • STAAD generated .dgn files

    Can I do anything with the Staad genereated .dgn files that appear in the same directory as my staad files? I have tried opening these with Microstation, but I get an error: "[X:\FileName.dgn] is not in a recognized file format"
  • Re: How to use STAAD more efficiently

    Kris, Thanks for your reply. I anticipate your responses to Sasa3k's other questions. As Sasa3k mentioned above, most of your replies are workarounds, not native functionality. It would behove you to make them native to the programe rather than…
  • converting beam parts into single beam

    Hi everybody, I have been following this forum for sometime now and i find it very intresting and very informative. I have a question regarding Staadpro. How to mark a single beam (from column to column) instead of parts. I know about physical member…
  • Single Line Format <-> List format

    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?