• Combined footing tutorials

    Hello Everyone Please share with me the tutorials about a combined footings
  • How to design this RC cantilever beam?

    How to model, analyze, and design this reinforced concrete cantilever beam using Staad Pro?
  • 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?
  • Can I Reduce Development length of bars in the beam by using RCDC

    Hello Everyone How can I reduce the development length bars in the beam (Figure 1-1), I'm running to get a result like this beam (figure 2-1) Figure 1-1 Figure 2-1
  • 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…
  • 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?
  • RE: conceiled beam design

    Hi Mast, ACI 318 - 11 section 8.7 provides some vague guidance for you. ACI 318-14 (public draft available early in May) provides some more details on analysis, but probably still won't answer your question. In these cases, you need to think about…
  • Please Check the defects in Staad design and Give a solution

    Hi m Rohit. I was designing a 2 storey house usind Staad and after analysis found many errors in the staad results. so please Check the defects in the attached Staad design file and Give a solution. also check if the column positioning is correct or not…
  • Ram Concept - Long term losses

    Hi, This is my first post in this forum. I'm currently working for a post-tension consultant in Australia. I have some questions regarding Ram Concept and post-tension long-term losses According to Ram Concept manual the long-term losses includes…
  • Plate Properties in staad

    Hi all, i wish to know is there any command in STAAD to keep the sectional properties of staad in the required format? Kindly look at the attachment Thanks in advance
  • RAM - Steel Column design won't run.

    I have set up a model in RAM. It is A steel frame sat on an RC base. I have run the data check and there are no errors or warnings. I have run the steel beam design and it has given me section sizes. However, every time I try to run the steel…