• Why I am getting these errors? *ERROR* NO UNSUPPORTED MASSES ENTERED - CHECK DENSITIES *** ERRORS IN SOLVER *** Please can anyone help me!

    INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT METER KN JOINT COORDINATES 1 0 0 0; 2 3.00001 0 0; 3 6.00001 0 0; 4 9.00002 0 0; 5 12 0 0; 6 0 3.00001 0; 7 3.00001 3.00001 0; 8 6.00001 3.00001 0; 9 9.00002 3.00001 0; 10 12 3.00001 0; 11 0 6.00001 0; 12 3.00001 6.00001 0; 13 6.00001…
  • How to overwrite loads in OpenSTAAD

    Dear friends, How can I overwrite loads (or any other properties) using OpenSTAAD, every time I edit something and run my script new loads are added. Thanks in advance.
  • REGARDING OFFSET COMMAND IN STAAD PRO

    HELLO EVERYONE, MY QUESTION IS WHEN I COMPARE TWO MODELS ONE WITH OFFSET COMMAND AND THE OTHER WITHOUT OFFSET AND IN BOTH MODELS I M GETTING DIFFERENT RESULTS WHY??? 1.0 Steel requirement in the top column is less in the offset model as compared to…
  • Activex component can't create object openstaad

    Dear friends, Could you help with this error, please? Thanks
  • Deflection value of sloped beams - STAAD

    Hi, I have a series of sloped beams loaded with the same trapezoidal load showing snow drift but the global deflection value I get for each beam appears to be different. I don't think I should I be using local deflection in this case but I'm not sure…
  • Roof diaphragm

    Hi, I am modelling a steel frame and I have a sloped low roof made of steel deck and beams. I want to apply loading on the deck to be distributed to the supporting beams and also account for the lateral stiffness due to the deck. How can I do this?…
  • Plate corner stresses vs plate center stresses

    Hi all, I am wondering which one to use between plate center stresses and corner stresses in plate post-processing results and when we should use them. I am modeling a dome shape, cylindrical wall and base slab. Corner stresses seems to be higher than…
  • Horizontal member load at an angle

    Hi all, is there a way to apply concentrated member loads as shown in the image below using STAAD? This is a plan view of a cylinder, the blue marks show each beam division and each beam is 1m deep by 0.5m wide. Please advise. Thanks.
  • Getting errors in tapered design

    Hi everyone, It is very weird that I am getting different utilization factors every time I run the analysis (The software picks different forces values at the tapered element) and for some reason, all sections have the same utilization value. Could…
  • Tension only spring

    Hi all, could you help me figure out why I do not see the effect of the tension only spring that I'm using in this simple model? STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 12-Oct-21 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 SET NL 3 UNIT METER KN…
  • CE UPDATE 7 VS SERIES 6

    Hello, Here I m going to the attached model of my building and my problem is that when I ran this model in series 6 and staadpro ce update 7 after the analysis I'm getting the different results of R/F. you can check out the result for beam no. 149…
  • Design parameter

    Hi, Is there a way to show all design parameters assigned to a specific beam. Example: Beam No = 12 LY=5ft LZ=5ft DFF=360 DJ1=120 DJ2=124 UNT=12ft rather than having to scroll through tens of different parameter to compile the design parameters…
  • STAAD PRO UPDATE 7

    Analysis aborted also attached screenshot and my model already try memory command but the problem is not resolved.
  • How to create a haunched beam concrete in STAAD Pro. why when I create the haunch property it can't be entered into the RCDC

  • Can anyone pass these members?

    Steel Shed_Viscose Line 5_V11std (3).STD Can anyone,please able to pass these failed beams,if yes then,please let me know(if by adding top and bottom plate etc)
  • Why don't we have wind loads incorporated into Staad Pro as per IS Code?

    Even in Staad CE Wind loads are still generated using ASCE code. Also, a number of videos are floating around on youtube explained by people who are not at all subject matter experts.
  • I am attaching a simple g+2 building which I have analysed in Staad. Have few queries about the same.

    I have given the clear cover to be 25mm in beams and 40mm for columns as per Indian Code. Further, I can see from the design output I can see from the design report that the clear cover is 35mm even though I have given 25mm in the input for the beams…
  • REGARDING FLOOR LOAD.

    WHENEVER I WANT TO ASSIGN FLOOR LOAD IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY TAKE X RANGE. WHY IT'S HAPPEN I DON'T KNOW.
  • STAAD PRO ERROR

    What do we mean by the error , three vertices are collinear which occurs while assigning ELASTIC MAT Support??? FILTER HOUSE NEW.std