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	Applies To
	Product(s):	STAAD.Pro
	Version(s):	ALL
	Environment:	ALL
	Area:	Steel Design
	Subarea:	General Steel Design Solutions
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

After the analysis, such errors are reported in the Output file:

***ERROR: THE VALUE OF E FOR MEMBER DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A REALISTIC VALUE FOR STEEL. DESIGN IS NOT PERFORMED.

Why?

When a member in STAAD.Pro is designed, it is automatically checked if its Young's modulus (E value) is within expected range for that specific material. If E value is not within the expected range, then such error is reported. Most common scenarios for such error are:

a) Error in units in material definition;
b) CHECK CODE command is assigned to a members which has different material. I.e. CHECK CODE command of the steel design is assigned to the concrete member.

So make sure that material definitions are entered in the expected units and design commands (CHECK CODE) are assigned to the members with expected materials.