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  • Vertical Clearance Gauge Sign

    Find answers, procedures and resources to design the Vertical Clearance Gauge Sign to Florida Department of Tranportation (FDOT) recommended standards. Resources: Sign Design S oftware: http://www.transoftsolutions.com/guidsign Note: The Engineering…
  • Designing the Vertical Clearance Gauge Sign with GuidSIGN

    Sign Design Procedure: (1) From the GuidSIGN Toolbar, select the Place New Panel tool. (2) In the Panel Information portion of the Place New Panel, click Change button. Note: Mouse over the Panel Style field for a tool tip indicating the active…
  • Much awaited: STAAD Foundation Advanced 7.0 is released

    A new version of STAAD Foundation Advanced (Version 7.0) has just been released. As a matter of fact, it was a much-awaited version for its content-rich, new features. Improvements include a new foundation module as well as adding advanced features to…
  • help needed with concrete design analysis report

    Hello everyone, i just need to know if it's possible to print data about the area of reinforcing steel on the reports that can be made by staad.pro, also if there is a way to show those values the same way it does with bending, shear, deflection, envelope…
  • Solid Wall Pier

    What is the best way to model a solid wall pier using RC Pier? I am thinking there are two possibilities: 1) Model short cap (1' height or less) and one column (non-tapered in x and z direction) centered on footing 2) Model short cap (1' height…
  • Random Drainage Structures

    Applies To Product(s): InRoads Version(s): 08.11.07.615 Environment: N/A Area: Drainage Subarea: Original Author: Sanders Thomas, Bentley Technical Support Group …
  • Looking for approach to model retaining walls

    MicroStation is our CAD platform on a project whose scope includes modeling all proposed retaining walls. We've used LEAP in the past to model bridges, and InRoads to model face of wall, but we'll now need to go into more detail. As is characteristic…
  • Large Structure Sizes When Creating Drainage Profiles

    I have been creating drainage profiles for a project I have been working on. The drainage has already been computed previously so I have been using the "user supplied" option. Every few structures have been showing up very wide when I go and plot the…
  • mast tower staad.pro v8i

    pl lead me to STAAD PROBLEM EXAMPLE for a mast. Been to a STAAD training & seen an example problem in the handout, but no leads to it. i WOULIKE LIKE TO RUN THAT MODEL & LEARN ITS STRUCTURAL ANALY. & steel DESIGN TO Eurocode checks
  • mast tower staad.pro v8i

    pl lead me to STAAD PROBLEM EXAMPLE for a mast. Been to a STAAD training & seen an example problem in the handout, but no leads to it. i WOULIKE LIKE TO RUN THAT MODEL & LEARN ITS STRUCTURAL ANALY. & steel DESIGN TO Eurocode checks
  • Software evolution- changing the way we build structures today

    The Indian Concrete Institute has recently published a paper by me. The Institute produces an annual technical volume in conjunction with CEMCON, a conference and exhibition that provides a forum for civil engineers interested in advancing the knowledge…