In STAAD Pro SS6 edition (Version 20.07.11.70) when a member subjected to Combined Axial force and bending, the member fails with higher ratios (i.e., 200, 216584 etc. ) according to section 9.3.1.1 as per IS 800 - 2007 (LSD). But when I calculate manually…

Dear Team I am working with the Staad model for buckling analysis . The buckling load factor is given by the staad after the analysis , wanted to understand the how to manually check the Buckling load factor using Critical Euler equation . I have manually…

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…

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?

How to rectify this failure known as 'Detailing failure' in RCDC

Dear Team, How to start learning Openstaad from scratch level to advance level for automation of steel design , do we have any complete tutorials in bentley or any other videos comfort content is available . which programming language is usefull for…

Hello all, I am working on a structural analysis for an existing structure where I've needed to model ST6 I 15.9 members (AISC-360, 7th Edition). Because this a very uncommon section that is not in the Section Database, I've instead added it through the…

Hello, I´m designing two small guardhouses in STAAD.Pro V8i SS5, both are RC structures with slab foundations, they are almost equal in principal geometry, loading and sections, the only thing that changes considerably from one model to the other is the…

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…

I have designed a steel structures in staad pro. I have some doubts in below 1. I'm getting an error in member designed failed, how to resolve it. 2. In output, Some of my members gets failed and some gets pass how to resolve it and how to optimize…

Dear sir, In attached stad file .I am applying the dead load 2kn/m2 as floor load. 1.somewhere i am attaching two secondary beams with primary beams with the same node.is this load distributed all over the area same as 2kn/m2 or where i am having…

Hello, I have a basic structural engineering question and would be really great if someone can help me understand this. So I have a rooftop platform with stairs. I have 2 posts below 2 stair stringers and the posts are sitting on 2 channels. My understanding…

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…

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?

Goodevening everybody, I wish someone can help me: how can I insert a lumped mass on a node in order to apply forces and accelerations directly on the mass? If it's possible, please, explain me how to do it from the GUI and not from the input command…

Hallo everyone and thank you in advance for the help and the advices you will give me!! I'm a new STAAD PRO user, I have modeled a 3 floors beam structure, on the top floor of this structure there is a filter house. The structure is loaded by some…

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