• RE: Limcon plate size availability in EC3. UK country

    In most of the plate selection dialog boxes, there is a drop down list of default plate thicknesses to choose from. While the list does not include 30mm as a default you can just type 30 in the combo box and use that (rather than selecting from the list…

  • RE: How to convert individual surface element in a plate element

    There is no direct conversion of surfaces to plates. Here is what you can do. Save your STAAD model file by a different name. Analyze the saved STAAD.Pro model. Press “F12” key on the keyboard which is going to convert the surface to constituent…

  • Code Checks for Dutch Flats

    I am aware that code checks are not carried out for user defined plates. For this reason I tried to use the pre-loaded Dutch plate/strip profiles, thinking that the program would know it is a flat and use the appropriate section of the code to calculate…

  • Shear wall design

    Good Day fellow colleagues, I have tested two models to complete a shear wall design using staad pro. In one model I included only the shear walls, beams and columns and in the other model I included all of the above mentions elements plus the slab…

  • shear wall design using plates

    Good day Everyone, I wish to design a shear wall manually (by hand) using the output from my analysis in staad. Therefore I modeled the shear wall using plates rather than the surface option, however I find it quite difficult to get useful values…

  • Problems associated with modelling of abutment of bridges? What is the actual approach?

    I am trying to compare the vertical reaction I am getting in piles of an abutment of a 15m span railway bridge with manual calculation. I have modeled the abutment but the reaction I am getting is not representing the actual scenario. I am getting warnings…

  • Water tank Design

    Good Day Everyone, I wish to analyze and design an underground cistern (tank) using STAAD Pro. However, I would like some advice as it relates to the supporting conditions for the base plate. Based on my idealization I used plate meshes to form my surrounding…

  • RAM Shear Wall Design Report

    Hi, I am currently using the RSS version 15.03. I've completed the shear wall design with graphical reinforcement output. However, i cannot seem to output the design report (which i could easily do with Column Design). Is the function available…

  • RAM Concrete Shearwall UK

    I'm trying to use RAM Concrete for shear wall design, however the bar templates whether manual or auto only appear to have US bar sizes not UK ones. This is of regardless of which design code is selected. For instance in the UK a 16mm dia bar is popular…

  • Modeling with plates

    Hello Everyone, I have modeled a two-storey building in staadpro using three methods and I have gotten varying results. The three scenarios I tried are as followed: 1. I modeled the structure with only the structural frame (ie. beams and columns…

  • Staad Plates (axial and shear force)

    Can staad plates can analyze and design a shear wall? If can meaning plates can carry shear force and axial forces? Because I'm designing residential and client want as soon as possible they want column should same width of a hollow blocks let say…

  • RE: What would be the effects Warp Plates in STAAD analysis?

    The plate element is derived as being exactly flat. Some unintended moments will be generated that will result in statics check results/differences becoming non-zero. If these differences are small then the analysis may be OK. If not, you may want to…

  • RAM Table Editing [FAQ]

    Product(s): RAM Structural System Version(s): 10.00.00.00 or later Area: Tables How can sections be added to the RAM Structural System tables? For a detailed explanation of table editing please refer to the RAM Manager…

  • Unknown Material Type error?

    I'm modeling a 3 stringer short span timber bridge in staad. The model consists of the three beams and deck planks (which are modeled as Plates). All geometry, material properties, supporting, and loading have been assigned. There is only one error in…

  • 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…

  • Featured LEARN Course: Assigning Properties to Concrete Structures

    Learn how to utilize STAAD.Pro’s graphical user interface to quickly assign properties to concrete members and concrete plates in the “ Assigning Properties to Concrete Structures ” course. Additionally, you will learn to: Utilize the master/slave…

  • Large model

    Greetings, I have a very large and complex machine to be modeled and to be analyzed in STAAD Pro. This machine is very huge made of plates and beams. Now since I am modelling most component as plate. I have few queries:- 1. Is it necessary to mesh…

  • RE: Wind load on surface meshing

    You'll find lots of similar posts on this forum. Just search for " composite beam plate ", for example. I generally don't like to use plates for the sole purpose of transferring loads, because the plates and the beams will interact compositely and even…

  • Ram Elements - Plates and Tanks

    I have a couple questions on plates in RAM Elements. 1. Can you model a plate with different boundary conditions. i.e. Fixed sides, pinned bottom and free top or some combination of these? 2. Sorta relating to the above - Is there a good way to model…

  • STAAD ERROR MESSAGE

    Dear Sir/Sirs, Am new to STAAD Pro. I have designed an intake using plate model. Assigned loads. When i try to analyse following error appears. PRIMARY LOAD CASE CAN ONLY BE ADDED IF SET NL COMMAND IS USED. How can i rectify. Please help. …
    • Intake 14-11-13 (Dikchu HEP) with concrete backfill.std

  • Applying tangential pressure on plates

    I am designing a bottom ash hopper. They want to model the hopper as plate elements and apply normal as well as tangential pressures on plates due to stored ash. i have calculated the pressure at different depths and have applied the normal pressures…

  • STAAD.Foundation - Moment Capacity Check

    When checking a Mat Foundation Job, after: analysis; Moment Envelope Generation and Design Parameters; one can use the Moment Capacity Check . One can enter the reinforcing and materials parameters and then check capacity vs. the moment diagram. I've…

  • Solids, Plates and Members

    I recently encountered problems combining solids and plates all in one file. The problem was in inputting physical properties for these types. STAAD manual prescribed a way to overcome this, but I couldn't get around it. Can someone post a command sequence…

  • Shear stresses of the plate per unit length

    Question: How to get a shear force per unit length for plate element in STAAD.Pro? Answer : Shear Stresses of the plate are reported in [Force/ unit length/ thickness] units in STAAD.Pro. In order to get shear force per unit length, one has to multiply…

  • Mat foundation design

    Hi, I am designing a mat foundation supporting a steel structure. I am asigning the loads from the columns as NODAL LOAD. I do not think this is the right approach because I have a base plate that distributes the load from the column uniformly…
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