• Input Support Stiffness and Damping

    Is there a way to input pile (node) stiffness and damping in Staad for a time history analysis? That means inputting support stiffness and damping values for all 6 degrees of freedom (translation and rotation)
  • Support to simulate uplift force from buoyancy

    If I were to model a steel pontoon, which supports should I assign to represent the uplift force from the buoyancy in respect to seawater? Thank you.
  • Model a Slab on ground Plate mat support Compression only

    Dear All, I tried to model a piece of equipment slab resting on the ground. I meshed the plate and used foundation support of plate mat with compression only and i am not sure what triggered the warnings such as: **WARNING- JOINT NO. 35 NOT CONNECTED…
  • RE: regarding support condition for designing underground tank

    This would really be governed by how your tank is actually supported. Uniform soil support underneath the bottom slab of the tank is generally modeled using PLATE MAT. All you need to do is specify the soil subgrade modulus and the software would calculate…