Stadd Pro

Set unit system File > configuration Changing Input Unit while Working Tools > Set current input unit (OR) Tool Bar > input unit icon Structure Type Space Plane Floor Truss 3D (X, Y, Z) 2D (X, Y) 2D (x, Z) only for axial load (incapable of carrying shear, bending and torsion)

Coordinate (for Plane Model) Node number 1st number node number 2nd number length in global X direction from origin 3rd number - length in global Y direction from origin For example, the node number 1 20 15, the node number (1) is located 20 unit in global X direction from origin and 15 units in global Y direction from origin Member number 1st number member number 2nd number start node number 3
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For example the member number 2 2 3, the member number (2) joins from node (2) to (3). Creating Nodes & Beam General > choose Beam/ Plate, etc, Snap Node Beam Dialogue Box > Create > Choose Linear/Radial/Irregular > Provide Name of Grid > Choose Plane > Set construction line length and spacing (settings are only a starting grid setting, to enable us to start drawing the structure, and they do not restrict our overall model to those limits.) > OK Snap Node Beam Dialogue Box > Activate Snap Node/Beam Button and assign using mouse Labeling Nodes and Beams Right CLK > Label (OR) View Menu > Structure Diagrams > Label Diagram > check in required item Specifying Member Properties Tool Bar > Property Page Icon (OR) General > Property Properties Dialogue Box > Section Data Base
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placing construction lines perpendicular to another construction line in spider web system (for members modeled as creates grid line with unequal spacing that lie on the global

Radial

piece-wise linear straight line segments) Irregular Tab plane or on an inclined plane.

Section Profile Table > Choose Shape > Type of Specification > (Material Check Box is ON) > Add
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Select each property in properties dialogue box and assign in respective member Specifying Material Constant
Properties Material Check Box ON Default Constants command file A A

Command > Material Constants > Define for required constants Specifying Member Offsets For members that spans only the clear distance between the columns, and not the center to center distance Select member to be offset (use beam cursor to select member) Tool bar > specification page (OR) General > Spec Clk Beam Choose Start/End (Start means left hand end of member, End means right hand end of member) and Input respective offset value (offset valve may be positive or negative based on direction) Printing Member Information To get a report consisting of information about all the members including start and end joint numbers (incidence), member length, beta angle and member end releases in the STAAD output file. Select > By all > All beams Command > Pre analysis print > member information Choose To View (or) To Selection Specifying Support Tool Bar > Support Page (OR) General > Support Create supports in support dialogue Use node cursor to assign support to respective node Viewing Model in 3D View > Structure Diagram (OR) Right Clk Structure Diagram 3D Section: Non without cross section properties, Full Section 3D cross section, Outline Outline of cross section member Creating Load Case Tool Bar > Load Page Icon (OR) General > Load Load case dialogue box: Highlight Load Case Detail and Clk Add Add New Load Case Dialogue Box: Primary Define Set Load Case Number

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Material check box is ON for default material properties; density, elasticity, etc,
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Properties Dialogue Box Assign A A Member Assign

Choose Loading Type Non for own creation; Other for programs facility for automatically generating load combinations in accordance with ACI, AISC or IBC code. Name the Load Case Title Clk Add Highlight load case name defined above Add New Load Item Dialogue: Set data and add For combined load case, chose Define Combination in Add New Load Case Dialogue Box. Normal algebraic sum; SRSS Square root of sum of square; ABS Absolute Assign to members Static Chart Analysis Analysis/Print > Analysis Analysis/Print Command Dialogue Box, check static check > Add Post Analysis Print Command To obtain the member end forces and support reactions written into the output file Analysis/Print > Post Print Select all members, define commands Analysis/Print Dialogue Box > Member Forces and assign Select all supports, define commands Analysis/Print Dialogue Box > Support Reactions and assign Short-listing the load cases to be used in steel design The steel design has to be performed for load cases 1 and 3 only per the specification at the beginning of this tutorial. To instruct the program to use just these cases, and ignore the remaining, we have to use the LOAD LIST command. Command > Loading > Load List Load list Dialogue Box Add required load list to load case OK Specifying steel design parameters To provide values for some of the terms used in steel design if the default values of those terms are not suitable Design > Steel (Current Code Steel Design Whole Structure AISD ASD)

Clk Define Parameter Add respective value for parameters (in this tutorial, YFLD = 5760, UNB values given in tutorial and Track = 2) (FLYD = yield strength, UNT = unsupported length of top flange for all bending capacity, UNB = unsupported length of bottom flange for all bending capacity) (Track parameter; 0 = print minimum, 1 = print intermediate, 2=print maximum) After Adding Select command assign to respective members

An instruction to the program to fetch and assign the least-weight cross-section which satisfies all the code requirements (PASSes) for the member Steel Design Whole Structure > Command Add Assign to required members Re-specifying the analysis command the nodal displacements, member forces, etc. to reflect this new stiffness distribution caused by design changes Analysis/Print > Analysis > Perform Analysis > No Print Add Re-specifying the TRACK parameter The final calculation we need to do is make sure the current set of member properties pass the code requirements based on the up-to-date member forces. This will require that we do a code checking operation again. To restrict the output produced to a reasonable level. Design > Steel parameter > Track Specifying the CHECK CODE command To verify that the structure is safely able from the standpoint of the design code requirements to carry these new forces created due to re-analyzing Design > Steel Design Steel Design Dialogue Box commands Design Command Dialogue Box > Check Code Add Assign Viewing Input Command File Edit > Edit Command File Perform Analysis Analyze > Run Analyze (ctrl+5) STADD Analysis generation Stardyne Advanced Analysis Viewing Output File File > View > Output file > Stadd Output Buckling Analysis, model extraction calculates for steel concrete or design UBC, UBC and Load set current code (AISC ASD) Define Parameter Design Design Command Dialogue Box > Select