• I Am Designing a Beam As Per AISC 360-16 Code. How Do I Specify The Unbraced Length For Lateral-Torsional Buckling (LTB)?

    Applies To Product(s): STAAD.Pro Version(s): All Environment: N/A Area: Design Subarea: American Steel Design Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • AISC 360-16 Design results

    Hello Team, While using AISC 360-16 in STAAD Pro Connect edition Update 10 beam results show wrong failing criteria. for example a beam which is within allowable slenderness limit shows failure criteria as 'slenderness' whereas the unity ratio shown…
  • My Model Includes Steel Design As Per AISC 360-16. Why Is It That When I Go Into Post Processing I Only See Results For Some Of The Members?

    Applies To Product(s): STAAD.Pro Version(s): ALL Environment: ALL Area: Steel Design Subarea: AISC codes Original Author: Phil Riegel, Bentley Technical Support Group…
  • Viewing results for multiple design parameter blocks

    Applies To Product(s): STAAD.Pro Version(s): ALL Environment: ALL Area: Steel Design Subarea: American Design codes Original Author: Abhisek Mandal, Bentley Technical…
  • Tension Slenderness as per AISC 360-2016

    Applies To Product(s): STAAD.Pro Version(s): All Environment: N/A Area: Steel Design Codes Subarea: AISC Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • Columns failing in tension in slenderness

    My model is giving me the controlling load case from AISC D.1, slenderness in tension (member 7 and 8). Why is that? filter press building.STD
  • Member capacity as per AISC 360-16

    Dear All, Please note the member capacity shown in the property dialog box is not as per the least capacity value calculated as per AISC 360-16. the design strength value showing in the beam property dialog box is not as per least design strength value…
  • RAM Connection - AISC 360-16 Ch K1

    It appears the RAM Connection gusset plate connection HSS column checks are still referencing AISC chapter K1, which was mostly moved to chapter J in the 2016 version of the AISC spec. Is there a timeline for these being updated?
  • Compression and Flexure Interaction - Results

    Hello, I am trying to understand how RAM check interaction in steel elements using AISC. The code clearly requires to check equations H1-1a or H1-1b. I realized that although RAM do this calculation, it is displayed as intermediate results. The problem…
  • Bug in Warping constant in AISC360-16 Chapter E.4 (STAAD.Pro ver.22.04.00.40 )

    STAAD.Pro ver. 22.04.00.40 ” The correct Cw (Warping constant) value is not assigned by the members ” I modeled all these members in the GUI. Other than PG(Plate Girder), I used American Property, and created User table about PG. Here, I compared…
  • An inclined member (Stair stringer-MC 12x10.6) passing with AISC 360-10ASD, but failing in AISC 360-16 ASD showing Cl.D1

    I am designing a Stair stringer with MC 12x10.6, keeping all parameters same, results showing as failed in AISC 360-16 ASD but passing in AISC 360-10 ASD. The failure clause D1 is same in both versions.
  • STAAD.Pro is considering incorrect Cw values in some situations leading to incorrect LTB capacity calculations when designing per AISC 360-16

    Product: STAAD.Pro First Affected Version: Found in Version: 22.04.00.40 Fixed and Released in Version: Area: Steel Design as per AISC 360-16 Issue #: 1101622 Problem Description…
  • AISC Code Check

    Hello, I am new to STAAD and have ran into an issue when checking a model. The model was initially checking for ACI 360-10 so I went to the STAAD Editor and changed the code check command to 2016. This changed the utilization ratio drastically on most…
  • STAAD.Pro Crashes after AISC 360-16 design when tapered and non tapered members are used in a single design parameter block

    Product: STAAD.pro First Affected Version: 22.02.00.26 Found in Version: 22.02.00.26 Fixed and Released in Version: Area: Steel Design Issue #: 1059622 Problem Description STAAD…
  • STAAD CONNECT v22.01.00.39 - AISC 360-10 Truss Design Check - Incorrect Labeling of Axial Force

    Hello! I have had a colleague come to me with a problem with the latest STAAD CE (v22.01.00.39). They created a simple truss model, and when checking the compression chord (Beam 3) on the outside of the truss, the loading diagram and beam end results…
  • Structural Engineering

    Hello Everyone, I designed a Tapered Built up section in STAAD as per AISC 360-10 and the same member as per AISC 360-16. The member failed in AISC 360-16. Can anyone help on this? Can someone explain me how STAAD calculates Elastic section modulus…
  • Unity ratio displayed for only one member when designed as per AISC 360-16

    Product: STAAD.pro First Affected Version: 21.00.02.30 Found in Version: 21.00.02.30 Fixed and Released in Version: 21.03.00.146 Area: Steel Design Issue #: 873409 Problem Description…
  • I do not see the AISC 360-16 code listed in the list of design codes in the STAAD.Pro Connect Edition

    Applies To Product(s): STAAD.Pro Version(s): 21.00.01.12 upwards ( Connect Edition ) Environment: ALL Area: STAAD.Pro Download/Installation/Security/Performance Subarea: Performance…