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  • Staad Plant Foundation: Why footing size too large by using IS code?; While US code give appropriate size!

    1) Please Suggest modification, correction in my Staad Foundation file, for since I am Getting very large sizes in (approx Twice in Plan, 20 time in thickness). a) Used IS code /IS 456, Si units, compared with US code SI units, Code ACI 318 -14 b) Loads…
  • Gantry crane moving load along Z axis

    Dear All, Currently i'm designing a gantry crane. 1. I have assigned the loading from Crab to the gantry beam as moving load (Shows in Red color), But i have no idea how to assign the loading (Shows in Green color) when gantry crane is moving along…
  • RC designer beam fail

    Hello , I have done analysis and tried RC designer . the columns are safe. Beam summary show fails. please help me into this . cross section of beam is large i assume. 8284.COLLEGE PROKECT.STD
  • Gantry crane design

    Does anybody designed Gantry crane using STAAD.Pro? Can anybody explain how can i assign whole surface of the rail on the ground as fixed? do i need to divide the rail in to small parts and assigned those nodes as fixed? or do i need to design Gantry…
  • STAAD Pro Advanced CONNECT v22 Update 3 - No Steel Design Results

    Hello, I have a large model which in the normal STAAD Pro CONNECT v22 Update 2 took over 11 hours to run. I made some minor updates by adding some plan bracing and updated the effective lengths to try and remove some failures. I then updated to v22…
  • Warning while using Member Load UDL on the new STAAD Version

    I am using Member loading ( UDL ) and getting warning in the analysis output, which for me seems like a software bug, can you please guide me. Input LOAD 20 WIND: WIND X MEMBER LOAD 13 UNI Y 3.28 0 3.25 0 I have give f1,f2,f3 and f4 as the manual…
  • Problem modelling plates on top of beams for elevated steel water tank

    I am trying to model a Elevated steel water tank with bracing for analysis in STAAD.Pro. While modelling the structure I've encountered a problem and would like your help. The problem is: While the beam offset works perfectly for modelling a beam…
  • STAAD runtime error

    Hello, I was doing an FEM modelling for steel plate analysis for some temporary works loading and I am getting an error "SProStaad MFC Application has stopped working" while doing the analysis? Can STAAD support team look into this and suggest? …
  • STAAD error message: Exception [Access violation] Raised! Aborting analysis...

    Hi, I have a large STAAD model file for a linear analysis of a space frame. I have used the INACTIVE MEMBER/PERFORM ANALYSIS/CHANGE commands to sequence the framing as the loading is applied. When I run the analysis I get an error message stating…
  • Can you add a concentrated moment to a plate in STAAD Connect?

    Hello, I am new Civil Engineering graduate that is working on the design of electrical substations. I am currently modelling a structure simple structure where I have two horizontal beams that are connected to each other by a plate. On top of the plate…
  • differences in design results of staad pro connect and older version staad.

    I modelled analyze and designed a project using staad pro select series 5 version and noted the required area of steel for columns but when I reanalyze the same std file in new staad pro connect edition I got different area of steel. for a particular…
  • Fatigue Analysis

    Hello, Is there any way that i can perform Fatigue analysis for steel member in STAAD.Pro? Thank you in advance
  • UC Ratio problem

    warehouse.zip wind calculation also in that folder.... try to fix this probem guys
  • Print Section forces of members

    Hello, I have done a beam analysis and the shear at the middle is excactly 0. When i use " SECTION 0.5 MEMB 1" the results are okay. That means in the output file "shear y" is 0 at position 0.5. But when i use SECTION command with 2 or 3 positions…
  • Error while importing dxf to section wizard in Staad Pro from AutoCAD

    I am analysing an RCC box girder for which some peculiar tapered sections have to be created. I created a tapered rectangular section in AutoCAD 2014. I used polyline to create the 2D and then extruded it to make it a solid 3D section. Now when I import…
  • tension & compression flange utility ratio for built-up i-section

    Is there any option to get report for the tension & compression flange stress ratio of built-up I-section for the critical load cases.
  • Shear results from query dialog box and postprocessing are different, so which is correct, please help me

  • how to get the loadings details in report????

    I have got my report, but there is no loading details like dead load, Wind loads and all... In report settings i have added Loadings, but its not showing.... Wt to do???? i want to see other load details. How to get that details?
  • TORSION FAILURE MESSAGE

    We have a issue, We prepared a design to our client in tender stage. Same model now when it is analysed in Staad connect there are failure messages (below is the screen shot). PDF There are many beams with this failure message, Can you let…
  • for analysis of transmission towers which Supports should be used?

    Dear all, While analyzing Transmission Towers in Staad.pro, What Support system to be provided to the tower? I had done analysis by using pinned supports, but with pinned supports the longitudinal and Transverse shear forces are coming very high…
  • Adding Wind Loads to Surfaces

    How do I go about adding wind loads to my structure so that they are applied to each surface? I have defined my wind type in 'Wind Definitions' and applied it as a wind load, which in turn is shown on my surface, which I have specified as 5mm thick steel…
  • Merge Specifications in STAAD

    Is there a way in STAAD to merge specifications, similar to what Merge Properties on the Tools menu does? For example if I have a big model and I finish assigning the End and Start Releases. On my specification window I only have 2 lines one for the end…
  • Releasing plate elements from attached beams?

    Here's a situation that seems to come up frequently: I create a model in STAAD that includes a combination of linear elements (for things like beams, columns, etc.) and plate elements (to model surface elements like floors, roofs, etc.). When surface…
  • Insider Skills: STAAD this Friday July 19th

    Join us for our Free seminar this Friday July 19th. Click Here for login information and a full description of Insider Skills. This weeks Topics: Wind Load Generation Floor Loading Options Seismic Load Generation Custom Section User…
  • STAAD UBC Loads with Design Groups and Select Optimize

    I am trying to select optimize but keep coming up with the same error "Only 1 UBC Case can be solved in a tension/compression analysis". I have perform analysis change after each seismic load and it ran fine before I tried to optimize the members. Does…