• STAAD Meshing: AutoMeshing & Meshing Alternatives

    Hi All, I work in an industry where i need to model a lot of industrial ductwork i.e. plates with structural beam members and stiffeners supported in numerous ways... See Below... With that said, typically when i model plate work in STAAD i…
  • Ram Elements vs Risa 3D vs spMats

    I'm trying to help another engineer in my office determine forces in some footings using Risa 3D. He isn't comfortable with the results and wanted me to do a comparison on a simple dummy model using Ram Elements and spMats to verify that each program…
  • Featured LEARN Course: Modeling Finite Elements

    Users of Bentley’s STAAD.Pro software wanting to learn techniques for modeling finite elements will want to take advantage of Bentley’s training course called “ Modeling Finite Elements ” In this course, you will learn how to take advantage of STAAD…