Example Problem 7:

Modelling offset connections in a frame


  

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STAAD PLANE
UNIT METER MTON
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 0 4.5 0; 3 0 9 0; 4 6 9 0; 5 6 4.5 0; 6 6 0 0;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2; 2 2 3; 3 3 4; 4 4 5; 5 5 6; 6 2 5; 7 5 1;
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MEMBER PROPERTY KOREAN
1 2 4 5 TABLE ST W300X150X36
3 6 TABLE ST W350X350X131
7 TABLE LD L150X90X16


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MEMBER OFFSET
3 6 START 0.175 0 0
3 6 END -0.175 0 0
7 END -0.175 -0.15 0
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SUPPORTS
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JOINT LOAD
2 FX 10
3 FX 20

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PERFORM ANALYSIS

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 WIND LOAD ) Load List
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1. STAAD PLANE
INPUT FILE: Ex7.STD
2. START JOB INFORMATION
3. ENGINEER DATE 25-APR-06
4. END JOB INFORMATION
5. INPUT WIDTH 79
6. UNIT METER MTON
7. JOINT COORDINATES
8. 1 0 0 0; 2 0 4.5 0; 3 0 9 0; 4 6 9 0; 5 6 4.5 0; 6 6 0 0
9. MEMBER INCIDENCES
10. 1 1 2; 2 2 3; 3 3 4; 4 4 5; 5 5 6; 6 2 5; 7 5 1
11. DEFINE MATERIAL START
12. ISOTROPIC STEEL
13. E 2.09042E+007
14. POISSON 0.3
15. DENSITY 7.83341
16. ALPHA 1.2E-005
17. DAMP 0.03
18. END DEFINE MATERIAL
19. MEMBER PROPERTY KOREAN
20. 1 2 4 5 TABLE ST W300X150X36
21. 3 6 TABLE ST W350X350X131
22. 7 TABLE LD L150X90X16
23. CONSTANTS
24. MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 1 TO 7
25. MEMBER OFFSET

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 26. 3 6 START 0.175 0 0
27. 3 6 END -0.175 0 0
28. 7 END -0.175 -0.15 0
29. SUPPORTS
30. 1 6 PINNED
31. LOAD 1 LOADTYPE NONE TITLE WIND LOAD
32. JOINT LOAD
33. 2 FX 10
34. 3 FX 20
35. PERFORM ANALYSIS

P R O B L E M S T A T I S T I C S
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NUMBER OF JOINTS/MEMBER+ELEMENTS/SUPPORTS = 6/ 7/ 2
ORIGINAL/FINAL BAND-WIDTH= 4/ 4/ 13 DOF
TOTAL PRIMARY LOAD CASES = 1, TOTAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM = 14
SIZE OF STIFFNESS MATRIX = 1 DOUBLE KILO-WORDS
REQRD/AVAIL. DISK SPACE = 12.0/ 23810.0 MB

36. PRINT MEMBER FORCES LIST 1 TO 7

MEMBER END FORCES STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

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ALL UNITS ARE -- MTON METE

MEMBER LOAD JT AXIAL SHEAR-Y SHEAR-Z TORSION MOM-Y MOM-Z

1 1 1 -14.47 -0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.61

2 14.47 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.37

2 1 2 -7.47 9.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.50

3 7.47 -9.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.36

3 1 3 10.03 -7.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 -21.05

4 -10.03 7.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 -21.14

4 1 4 7.47 10.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.45

5 -7.47 -10.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.69

5 1 5 37.50 -0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.63

6 -37.50 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

6 1 2 20.14 -7.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -19.91

5 -20.14 7.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -19.63

7 1 5 -38.25 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21

1 38.25 -0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06

************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************

37. PRINT SUPPORT REACTION LIST 1 6

SUPPORT REACTIONS -UNIT MTON METE STRUCTURE TYPE = PLANE

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JOINT LOAD FORCE-X FORCE-Y FORCE-Z MOM-X MOM-Y MOM Z

1 1 -30.36 -37.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

6 1 0.36 37.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

************** END OF LATEST ANALYSIS RESULT **************

38. FINISH

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