Hi,
As per AISC 360-10 section C2.2b.(4) for Direct Analysis Method, both maximum 2nd-order & 1st-order drift shall be determined with stiffnesses adjusted as specified in Section C2.3. It seems that the command “PERFORM DIRECT ANALYSIS” is only for 2nd-order analysis (P-Delta analysis), and 2nd-order drift can be derived from it. But how to implement 1st-order elastic analysis with reduced stiffness for deriving 1st-order drift in STAAD. Pro?