• Steel member design - Staad Pro SS6 edition

    In STAAD Pro SS6 edition (Version 20.07.11.70) when a member subjected to Combined Axial force and bending, the member fails with higher ratios (i.e., 200, 216584 etc. ) according to section 9.3.1.1 as per IS 800 - 2007 (LSD). But when I calculate manually…
  • RE: Buckling Analysis and Effective length

    Dear Team I am working with the Staad model for buckling analysis . The buckling load factor is given by the staad after the analysis , wanted to understand the how to manually check the Buckling load factor using Critical Euler equation . I have manually…
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Dummy beam

    Hello Everyone. I create a dummy beam with density=0 and E=0 (Figure.1) then I assign the beam (Figure.2) then Staad Error occurs( ***ERROR*** MATERIAL NAME MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY BLANK SPACE )(Figure.3), What is the solution?
  • RCDC Detailing Failure

    How to rectify this failure known as 'Detailing failure' in RCDC
  • RE- Openstaad modelling learning

    Dear Team, How to start learning Openstaad from scratch level to advance level for automation of steel design , do we have any complete tutorials in bentley or any other videos comfort content is available . which programming language is usefull for…
  • How Does STAAD V8i SS6 Read .UPT Files?

    Hello all, I am working on a structural analysis for an existing structure where I've needed to model ST6 I 15.9 members (AISC-360, 7th Edition). Because this a very uncommon section that is not in the Section Database, I've instead added it through the…
  • Similar models showing very different results (Beam end forces, displacements, base pressure...)

    Hello, I´m designing two small guardhouses in STAAD.Pro V8i SS5, both are RC structures with slab foundations, they are almost equal in principal geometry, loading and sections, the only thing that changes considerably from one model to the other is the…
  • Problem modelling plates on top of beams for elevated steel water tank

    I am trying to model a Elevated steel water tank with bracing for analysis in STAAD.Pro. While modelling the structure I've encountered a problem and would like your help. The problem is: While the beam offset works perfectly for modelling a beam…
  • Member Design Failed for member in steel structure and also Members get failed in output file

    I have designed a steel structures in staad pro. I have some doubts in below 1. I'm getting an error in member designed failed, how to resolve it. 2. In output, Some of my members gets failed and some gets pass how to resolve it and how to optimize…
  • floor load

    Dear sir, In attached stad file .I am applying the dead load 2kn/m2 as floor load. 1.somewhere i am attaching two secondary beams with primary beams with the same node.is this load distributed all over the area same as 2kn/m2 or where i am having…
  • Torsion on Channel below Stringer Post

    Hello, I have a basic structural engineering question and would be really great if someone can help me understand this. So I have a rooftop platform with stairs. I have 2 posts below 2 stair stringers and the posts are sitting on 2 channels. My understanding…
  • Error while importing dxf to section wizard in Staad Pro from AutoCAD

    I am analysing an RCC box girder for which some peculiar tapered sections have to be created. I created a tapered rectangular section in AutoCAD 2014. I used polyline to create the 2D and then extruded it to make it a solid 3D section. Now when I import…
  • how to get the loadings details in report????

    I have got my report, but there is no loading details like dead load, Wind loads and all... In report settings i have added Loadings, but its not showing.... Wt to do???? i want to see other load details. How to get that details?
  • Lumped mass on a node

    Goodevening everybody, I wish someone can help me: how can I insert a lumped mass on a node in order to apply forces and accelerations directly on the mass? If it's possible, please, explain me how to do it from the GUI and not from the input command…
  • STAAD PRO: How to model an equipment with a single node in the CoG and transfer loads to other nodes

    Hallo everyone and thank you in advance for the help and the advices you will give me!! I'm a new STAAD PRO user, I have modeled a 3 floors beam structure, on the top floor of this structure there is a filter house. The structure is loaded by some…
  • 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…
  • Re: STAAD PRO: How to model an equipment with a single node in the CoG and transfer loads to other nodes

    Thank you for the link AndrejLogunov, so can I set the master/slave nodes only from the input command file? Is it possilbe to set the master/slave nodes from the user interface instead of the command file? I have no plates, I have only the beam structure…