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  • HI, everyone can anybody help me to create frame for storge oil tank without support (fixed, pinned, foundation,.............etc), because we have crane carry up this frame, so weight of the model will go above cuz crane, need strong designer to solve...

    STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 19-Nov-22 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 UNIT MMS KN JOINT COORDINATES 12 14700 6850 0; 13 19450 6850 0; 14 27450 6850 0; 15 30101 6850 0; 16 14700 6850 4200; 17 19450 6850 4200; 18 27450 6850 4200;…
  • STAAD Section Class for Built-up box section UPT files

    Hi, In the STAAD section wizard, after creating a built-up box section, I manually change the values of Shear Resisiting Areas ('Ay' 'Az'), width, and thickness of flange and web (TD, TB, D, B) before exporting it as a UPT file. For such section…
  • AITC code check

    Hi, I'm running an AITC code check on a wood floor system. The ANL file gives the check for each member, but for actual stresses it takes the stress at the member START. I see LOCATION is 0.0000. I have BEAM = 1, but that seems to have no effect. Can…
  • STAAD Advanced Concrete design: text schedule font problem

    Good day, people! I just wanted to ask re: printing of text schedule in STAAD RCDC. When I print the text schedule, I can't read the reinforcement details because they're all in symbols. How do I fix this? Thank you in advance!!!
  • Primary and Secondary beams Intersection vs merge

    Hello Everyone Which is better to intersect the primary beam and secondary beam (Figure1), or Merge the primary beam to be one (Figure2)?
  • Design of Solid slab (Conventional slabs)

    Hello Everyone For a while, I was using an Advanced Concrete Design (RCDC) for the design of a solid slab. Today I tried to learn the RAM concept for the slab designs but I saw a design of strips that had never seen before (When I was using RCDC and…
  • Dummy beam

    Hello Everyone. I create a dummy beam with density=0 and E=0 (Figure.1) then I assign the beam (Figure.2) then Staad Error occurs( ***ERROR*** MATERIAL NAME MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY BLANK SPACE )(Figure.3), What is the solution?
  • Can I Reduce Development length of bars in the beam by using RCDC

    Hello Everyone How can I reduce the development length bars in the beam (Figure 1-1), I'm running to get a result like this beam (figure 2-1) Figure 1-1 Figure 2-1
  • How to know the natural frequency of a particular beam/element?

    Good day everyone! How can I get the natural frequency of a particular beam/ element in STAAD.Pro v8i? My client is requiring me to check this condition which involved the checking of frequency of a particular beam as seen in Table A in attached…
  • 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?
  • Warning shows in Staad Pro output file that Length to Depth ration is less than 2.5

    Hi ! There is a warning in Staad pro output file in Concrete design "Lenght to depth ratio is less than 2.5" for short beams. My question is my design is correct with this warning or not ? If not what should i do ? Thanks.
  • OpenSTAAD function "Output.GetMaxBendingMoments " VBA not working properly..!

    To get the maximum and minimum bending moment in a beam i wrote a code as follows: Private Sub CommandButton2_Click() Dim OpenSTAAD As Object Set objOpenSTAAD = GetObject(, "StaadPro.OpenSTAAD") Dim lMemberNo As Long Dim lEnd As Long Dim lLoadcase As…
  • How to solve Detailing failure of Beam in Staad RCDC?

    I am working of a factory building, area of (119578*46422) sq.mm . Its holding Live Load of 130 psf . Columns 20 Nos. in long & 8 Nos.in short direction Dead Load is of Main wall(0.8353 ksf)+Partition wall(0.363 ksf)+Floor Finish(0.03 ksf)+Self…
  • 03 Can AutoPIPE export the beam structure to STAAD using pipelink?

    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): ALL; Area: Export Date Logged & Current Version April. 2018 11.03.00.08 Problem: Can AutoPIPE export the beam structure to STAAD using pipelink? Solution: Please…
  • Does STAAD design for CONCRETE SPECIAL MOMENT FRAME as per ACI 318M-11 ??

    Hi, 1. Does STAAD take into account the ductile detailing provisions of CHAPTER 21 of ACI 318M-11, while arriving at the reinforcement area and stirrup area ?? 3. If those provisions are available, how does STAAD identify a SMRF or IMRF or OMRF in…
  • 05.Beams appear to be rotated after PipeLINK file is imported into AutoPIPE model, why?

    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): 2004, XM, V8i, CONNECT; Environment: N/A Area: Import Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Date Logged & Current Version Aug. 2016 10.01.00.09 …
  • Checking max deflection?

    Hello all, I'm a student learning STAAD.Pro this semester. I've done a beam model with two point loads applied. I've analyzed the model, but I haven't seen an output for what the actual value of max deflection in the beam is. How does STAAD display…
  • No automatic way to change multiple beams start-end orientation

    Hello, In Staad.pro there is no automatic way to change multiple beams start-end orientation. It would be a useful command/option.
  • Modeling beam and slab connectivity in STAAD Pro

    I am modeling a very wide slab (120' x 30') simply supported on two long opposite edges. It would have been a simple one way slab but it has two edge beams on the shorter (30') edges. The slab is 20" deep and the edge beams are 29" deep x 18" wide. I…
  • Fabric sheeting on top of a structure

    Hi, I'm modeling a structure that consists of a series of concrete columns spreaded on the perimeter of a rectangular shape building, and attached to a channel concrete caps that running on top of perimeter columns, then the channel beam is connected…