Hi, I have a series of sloped beams loaded with the same trapezoidal load showing snow drift but the global deflection value I get for each beam appears to be different. I don't think I should I be using local deflection in this case but I'm not sure…

Hi, I have a question regarding column deflection and sway in STAAD. The below picture shows the deformed shape of a column subjected to lateral forces in a frame. I know the maximum sway/drift in STAAD is gotten from the node displacement value (translation…

Hi there, please I am working on a steel frame design that includes OWSJ in the model. I have tried various forms of releases for the joist members like assigning truss parameter to the diagonals and verticals, releasing moments at the ends etc. but when…

Hi there, I'm modelling a steel frame in STAAD and looking to include c channel girts in the model. The girts (red lines) are to be located on the front face of the column with wall panels (green line) attached as shown below. I plan on using meshed…

Hi everyone, As you know steel connection design in STAAD pro Advanced CONNECT doesn't accept built-up sections for some types of connections (for instance, Cap plate). In order to go around that, I have tried to modify the hot-rolled section database…