STAAD.Pro Modeling Solutions


  
 Applies To 
  
 Product(s):STAAD.Pro
 Version(s):All
 Environment: N/A
 Area: Analytical Modeler
 Subarea: Modeling Solutions
 Original Author:Bentley Technical Support Group
  

This page contains Wikis related to Modeling in STAAD.Pro Analytical Modeling workflow. Wikis in this page are grouped based on the pages which are shown in the Analytical Modeler:

Geometry

  1. Modeling a Retaining Wall
  2. Connectivity Issues
  3. Difference Between Plate, Shell, and Surface Elements
  4. Total Joint/Element Limits Exceeded
  5. Modeling Corrugated Steel Plates
  6. Joint Coordinates Modified when Model Moved
  7. Model Shear Walls Using Plates
  8. Cannot Copy a Member, Node or do Transitional Repeat
  9. [[Modeling base plate with anchors in STAAD.Pro]]
  10. [[Identifying face numbers for Solid Elements]]
  11. [[How to check modelling error in Structure]]
  12. [[Can I analyze and design a hollow core slab using STAAD.Pro?]]
  13. [[How to change input units in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition ?]]
  14. [[Challenges involved in modeling with surface elements in STAAD.Pro]]
  15. Mesh generation error while adding an opening in the Parametric Models
  16. Box Culvert Modeling in STAAD.Pro
  17. Limitations of the curved beams in STAAD.Pro
  18. Magnifying or Scaling down a model
  19. STAAD.Pro Wall Analysis For Dams [TN]
  20. How to model Pile cap attached to batter and vertical piles in STAAD.Pro
  21. Plate Error - BADLY SHAPED, WARPED, NOT CONVEX, OR NOT NUMBERED COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
  22. Avoiding Stress Concentrations
  23. Change Model Units in an Existing Model
  24. Check Beam Connectivity Using the "Highlight Intersecting Beams" Tool
  25. Duplicated Nodes Warning
  26. [[Error - Member/Element cannot be a member of more than 10 groups]]
  27. How do I merge Two STAAD.Pro models?
  28. Modeling sheet pile in STAAD.Pro
  29. Plate Diaphragm - Flexible Diaphragm or Rigid Diaphragm
  30. Splitting Continuous Beams
  31. User Defined Grid System
  32. Machine Foundation Analysis
  33. [[Model Flat slab-drop cap in STAAD.Pro]]
  34. [[How to find the coordinates of two intersecting members]]
  35. [[How can I change / modify unit system?]]
  36. [[Use of larger numbers in joint coordinates in STAAD.Pro models]]
  37. [[How do I generate plate mesh while facing the situation stated below]]
  38. [[How to move a node or group of nodes by a certain distance.]]
  39. [[How can I convert surface elements to plate elements]]
  40. [[How do I model a slab having two different thicknesses such that their top faces are aligned?]]
  41. [[How to generate a solid mesh using a plate mesh]]
  42. [[Member, Plate and Solid - which one to use?]]
  43. [[Modeling intersection of two cylinders in STAAD.Pro]]
  44. [[Optimum Plate mesh]]
  45. [[Modeling a base plate on a concrete pedestal]]
  46. [[Can STAAD.Pro be used in designing a mat foundation?]]
  47. [[Length to thickness ratio of individual plate element]]
  48. [[Break Beams at Selected Nodes]]
  49. [[Creating Circular shape plates using Structure Wizard]]
  50. [[How can I renumber nodes, beams, plates, or solids in my STAAD.pro model?]]

Properties

  1. Section Properties not Entered for Member
  2. Steel Section Encased in Concrete or with Concrete Core
  3. Modify Section Database
  4. New Section Database
  5. [[“WARNING- TD or TB IS ZERO IN USER TABLE …”]]
  6. [[How to Merge Properties]]
  7. Creating a custom section in the User Provided Table (UPT)
  8. How Do I Assign WT Sections to Members In My Model
  9. [[Section Wizard Tutorial]]
  10. How to account for joists in stiffness analysis in STAAD.Pro?
  11. How to enter section properties for a non-standard or built-up shape as a User Table of type "General"
  12. The meaning of Ct value for the W shape
  13. Define the Orientation of the Local Axis
  14. [[IZ of prismatic section is missing for a Plane structure]]
  15. [[How to Add Specification to Selected Member Profile]]
  16. [[Steel Sections are missing]]
  17. [[STAAD.Pro Section database appears to be corrupted or greyed out]]
  18. [[How can I access sections from older AISC section databases in the STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition?]]
  19. [[How to change default Section database as per User's need?]]
  20. [[Migrating existing custom Steel section databases to the STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition]]
  21. [[Prismatic and General Section]]
  22. [[Backup section database after updating the STAAD.Pro CE]]
  23. [[Transfer user modified Section Database files to other system]]
  24. [[Section properties reported by the Section Wizard do not match with hand calculations]]
  25. [[Changing units in the Section Wizard]]
  26. [[St. Venant's Torsional Constant]]
  27. Create Section by Specifying Profile Points
  28. Model Solid Rods
  29. [[How to assign properties to solids?]]

Materials

  1. Create Material Macro
  2. [[ERROR***MATERIAL GROUP AND EXPLICIT CONSTANT SPECIFICATION CANNOT BE USED TOGETHER]]
  3. [[POISSON'S RATIO HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED]]
  4. [[Timber material is missing]]
  5. [[Modeling and orthotropic plate]]
  6. [[How to add a custom material permanently?]]
  7. [[An error DENSITY NOT PROVIDED. SELFWEIGHT COMMAND IGNORED reported in the Output file]]

Specifications

  1. Beam and Plate Orientation
  2. Compression Force in Tension Members
  3. Define Cable Section
  4. Model Slab on Top of Beams
  5. [[Different member release for different load cases]]
  6. [[What is member release in STAAD.Pro?]]
  7. [[Partial Moment Releases]]
  8. [[Concept of member offset in STAAD.Pro]]
  9. [[Fire Proofing Specification in STAAD]]
  10. HOW TO DEFINE MULTIPLE RIGID DIAPHRAGM AT SAME Y LEVEL
  11. I am trying to model a beam connecting to the flange of a column
  12. Assigning Offsets to Plate Elements
  13. Braces Carry Lateral Loads Only
  14. Member releases in an excel sheet
  15. [[Ignore the Stiffness of Certain Members]]
  16. [[INACTIVE MEMBER Command]]
  17. [[Master\Slave Command to Define a Rigid Diaphragm]]
  18. [[When two nodes are connected via the control/dependent specification, how can the forces and moments transferred by that connection be directly read?]]
  19. [[When I try to analyze my model it terminates with the error "invalid sparse matrix creation"]]
  20. [[ERROR NO REFERENCE LOAD CASE OF TYPE MASS/GRIVITY/DEAD/LIVE IS DEFINED FOR MASS MODELING]]
  21. [[Mass used to calculate the center of mass of the diaphragm]]
  22. [[Floor weight consideration for rigid diaphragm]]
  23. [[ERROR ACCIDENTAL LOAD SHOULD NOT BE DEFINED IN SEISMIC DEFINITION]]
  24. [[Moments of inertia Iz and Iy do not match the values in the AISC steel publication for the angle section]]
  25. [[Cracked section properties when modeling with concrete]]
  26. [[Applying control/dependent specification in non global directions]]
  27. [[Changing the Orientation of Beams and Plates]]
  28. [[How to change the local axis orientation X and Y for plates?]]

Supports

  1. Fixed and Enforced Support
  2. Scale Down Supports
  3. Specify Values of Stiffness for Compression and Tension at a Support
  4. Multiple Support Conditions in Same Model
  5. Aspects to Consider Analyzing Mat Foundations
  6. [[Multi Linear Spring Support]]
  7. [[What are Inclined Supports and how do I use them?]]
  8. Tension/Compression Only Spring Support
  9. Difference between Y and Y-ONLY type foundation support
  10. My Model Contains Compression Only Soil Springs In Which The Wind Loads Are Producing Very Large Displacements. How Do I Resolve This?
  11. [[Difference Between ELASTIC MAT and PLATE MAT]]
  12. [[Elastic Foundation Error 0550]]
  13. [[Is a spring in compression or tension?]]

Loading

  1. Applying Line Loads on Plates
  2. [[Applying concentrated loads on a plate element]]
  3. Defining Temperature Load
  4. Distributing Wheel Loads
  5. Total Weight of Plates
  6. Edit Load Rules for Auto Load Combination Generation
  7. Load Path Consideration
  8. Specify Seismic Weights Through Reference Load Cases
  9. How to convert a LOAD COMBINATION to a REPEAT LOAD

  10. [[How to use loads of the same loading type in mutually exclusive combinations when using automatic load combination]]

  11. [[Loads are not displayed in the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface]]

  12. [[How to use Mass model Generator]]
  13. [[How to generate floor loading on an inclined floor/roof ?]]
  14. A warning message while running the Eurocode Load Combination Generator appears
  15. Eurocode Load Combination Generator creates some unrealistic load combinations
  16. [[Setting Display units for load values in STAAD]]
  17. Modifying a Wind Load definition in the GUI
  18. Reference Loads An Introduction
  19. Change Units After Entering Loading Functions
  20. PRESTRESS vs POSTSTRESS member load in STAAD.Pro
  21. Rock Anchors and Post Tensioning
  22. [[Member Tension And Combination Load Cases]]
  23. [[What is a Fixed End Member Load?]]
  24. [[Reported Warnings in applied Uniformly Distributed Member Load]]
  25. [[Difference Between a Load Combination and a Repeat Load]]
  26. [[Eliminate Floor Load Warning]]
  27. [[Reference Load Case]]
  28. [[Seasonal Temperature loading]]
  29. [[Temperature Load and Alpha Value for Mean Temperature]]
  30. [[Temperature load on plate element]]
  31. [[WARNING - UNEXPECTED COMMAND IN LOAD DATA]]
  32. [[Why Am I Unable to Edit the Design Code in My Wind Load Definition?]]
  33. [[Load determination from displacement value]]
  34. [[Transfer load from slab to beam without modelling the slab]]
  35. [[Repeat load within a Repeat load case]]
  36. [[Apply loads on wall of silo]]
  37. [[Use of FLOOR LOAD vs ELEMENT LOAD]]
  38. [[Moving load on curved beam]]
  39. [[Wind load calculation process in STAAD]]
  40. [[Moving load generation for a wide truck]]
  41. [[Consider moving load not applied over a beam]]
  42. [[Wind load on Truss member]]
  43. [[Find out critical reaction for a moving load]]
  44. [[How to combine Moving Load with other existing Loads]]
  45. [[Wind load applied to member groups in STAAD]]
  46. [[Note indicating floor diaphragm is to be defined before wind definition]]
  47. [[Generating Load Combinations by using Eurocode]]
  48. [[Code selection for Wind Load generation is grayed out]]
  49. [[WARNING-NO MEMBERS IN SPECIFIED VERTICAL RANGE - in STAAD.Pro moving load generation]]
  50. [[Unit for Temperature Loading]]
  51. [[**WARNING-A MOVING LOAD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED BEYOND THE X AND Z RANGES]]
  52. [[Floor loading using Enclosed Zone option]]
  53. [[Hydrostatic Member Load along Local axis]]

Other

  1. Center of Gravity
  2. Convert "SET Z UP" to "SET Y UP"
  3. [[How to measure node to node distance and dimension beams in STAAD.Pro Connect Edition ?]]
  4. [[Cannot edit models created in the Physical modeler using the Analytical modeler]]
  5. [[How to determine the local Axes in created ‘InFill’ plates]]
  6. [[Not able to see certain entities in my model]]
  7. [[Turning off Labels]]
  8. [[Turning off numbers from some specific nodes/members/plates/solids in the Analytical Modeler]]
  9. [[STAAD commands are written in an extensive list in the input file]]
  10. [[Assigning Properties, Specification, and Design Parameters using Beam Groups]]
  11. Limitation on Number of Plates
  12. Make Tool Tips Visible
  13. Quickly find Total Number of Nodes & Beams in a Model
  14. Viewing Individual Floors
  15. [[How to turn on the global axis icon in STAAD.Pro?]]
  16. [[Post processing shows material property for all members]]

See also:

STAAD.Pro Analysis Solutions

STAAD.Pro Design Solutions