Dear sir,
What does it mean when the out put of staad for column design says that " The number of iterations exceeded 500" ?
regards
ramakumar
Mr. Nihesh.
I am attaching the staad file as told you. I am using the staad pro version 20.07.03.16.
The out put file for column design for some columns is saying" **** ITERATIONS EXCEED 500. WHILE CALCULATING COLUMN MOMENT CAPACITY.
I would also like to know whether any report /data is available listing the errors,warning and the reasons for their occurance.
If you get this kind warnings, it indicates that the program is unable to report IR correctly.
Dear Sir,
Based on your post, I am now understanding that this warning "The number of iterations exceeded 500" does not mean that member has failed. It means member has passed but capacity ratio parameter IR could not be calculated accurately for the same.
Please confirm this is correct.
Also, I notice your posts indicate you are part of Bentley's Select Support staff. Hence, this would be equivalent to official confirmation from Bentley on the same. Hope I am correct
Sorry for any inconvenience but reason I am asking for this is that this warning is present in my STAAD output which I need to submit for cross-verification and an official explanation for this warning could not be found earlier to my satisfaction.
Yours sincerely
S Arunkumar
The warning doesn't stop the program to calculate the area of steel required for the column. But, it is an clear indication of the fact the IR can not be computed by the program. I am from Bentley Technical Support Group.
So, I can use the output reinforcement detail as such without need to resize the column right?
Thanks again
Arunkumar
Ideally, you can work with the Ast required. But, you need to go for different bar distribution. IR check with the provided % of reinforcement has to be checked manually.