Staad Foundation Advanced Connect v 8.00.00.00 Save issues
I'm working on mat slab supported only on piles using staad foundation advanced v 8.00.00.00. I'm new to the program so i'm currently working through the nuances of the program (such as the need to...
View ArticleSQL Query in STAAD.Pro CONNECT
I'm test driving the new STAAD.Pro CONNECT edition. I went to the SQL Query and picked "Simple Query". It said "This feature is not available in this release." I tried advanced query and it said the...
View ArticleImport STAAD CIS/2 into Smartplant3D
Has anyone had any luck importing Staad into SP3D? If so, please advise. I seem to have tried all the settings and the log file says no members are imported, and when I hit "submit job" my S3D locks...
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What is STAAD.Pro Advanced?
I'm continuing to play with the new STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition. When I fire it up it presents me with a dialog box that let's me choose either STAAD.Pro or STAAD.Pro Advanced.We have licenses for...
View ArticleColors of beam,plate in staad
Dear sir,I am using currently staad.pro connect edition version(21.00.00.57), already i used staad select series 6 in that we had some default colors of beam,plate,node, analysis results etc., but in...
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How can I include all the properties corresponding to a model in one image?
In the above picture it isn't very clear what property corresponds to which part of the structure. Now, if I would select one it shows it alright like below but just one property:Here I'm using the...
View ArticleMoving Load Help in Staad Pro.
Hi,Could you please tell me is it possible to define the moving load that is attached to bottom surface of the slab, not applying to the top surface?Please see attached sketch below(Please visit the...
View ArticleSurfaces Vs. Plates
Hello, I am modeling a cylindrical silo structure and I would like to incorporate a flat plate as the roof. This silo was created using the structure wizard using a frame model type (reverse cylinder)...
View ArticleMoving Load in X and Z axis Direction
Hi,Can you please tell me how do we define and generate moving loads at one time in both X and Z axis direction?Please see attached sketch below.(Please visit the site to view this file)Thank you
View ArticleBASE SHEAR VALUE
Dear Bently Support,i am designing a pedestrian bridge, in which i applied static seismic load case and dynamic response spectrum load case (UBC 1997)I want to compare the values of base shear...
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Overlapping Plates and Improper Connectivity
Hi,Can you please tell me,1) what does overlapping plates mean, why do we get them and what do we do when we have overlapping plates/do we delete them?2) Why is improper plate connectivity occurs and...
View ArticleLimcon
In regards to the Bolted Moment End Plate Type A arrangement. There is an option to input a column flange doubler in the end plate menu. Check 22A then provides you with a Column (flange+doubler)...
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OpenSTAAD (GetGroupEntities) VB.Net
Hi,I am trying to extract and store the plate elements list (grouped under a name e.g., 'test group') to list and then trying to extract the plate element incidences using following methods from...
View ArticleNewer file version
I'm using RAM SS v15.00, but I've received a RAM SS file from a colleague who has a later version of RAM SS. When I tried to open it, I received a dialog box that said "This software version cannot...
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Difference between member deflection and node displacements
I've modeled a steel member and added nodes along the member. The member is assigned to the first and last nodes and is not segmented between the intermediate nodes. The member's strong axis...
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RAM Elements Tank/Mat Foundation Soil Pressures
I have a cooling tower support and integral sump tank I'm designing in RAM Elements.I have meshed the walls at 1 foot horizontal increments so that I can do a triangular load distribution (for external...
View ArticleMultiplying all Nodes by 12 To Account for Mistake in Units
Hello, I have modeled my structure in the wrong units, I modeled in inches as compared to feet. I have a total of 300 nodes thus far and I need to multiply all the X,Y,Z dimensions by 12 in order to...
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Create Support - Foundation option
Hi,I would like to know how and when we use foundation option under create support title. Can you suggest any wiki page if created on the same?Please see screenshot below.Thank you
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Support reaction results are different?
I have tried to model the support reactions in staad and compared it to another website that I have used in the past and I get contradictory results? I have applied a uniform load of 1000 KN/m? Is it...
View ArticleLocal Web Yielding and Web Crippling
Section 3.3.3 of RAM Frame's Steel Standard Provision Technical Notes states the following regarding Local Web Yielding and Web Crippling: "To calculate the column capacity at these locations RAM Frame...
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