ENGI 7704 Design of Steel Structures STAAD Tutorial 2

Analysis and Design of Portal frame Spring 2009

Assigning the sections created to the model

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Live Load Case can be Load Case No. 2, and Wind Load is the load case No. 3

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For the D.L. and L.L. cases:

Create the Uniform Loads on the frame as specified before. Make sure of the directions of forces according to the global coordinates.

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Pre-Print

To add the pre-print commands click Define Commands

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If there are concentrated loads then you have to create nodes at the load points

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If this frame is a part of a bracing system; then there will be at least one or two struts on the diagonals. Then those will be link members Only take the axial forces ---> Make Moment release to the members ends 44 From the Member Specification Definition

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