Preserving the STAAD input file after processing.
During the modeling stage, I often add comments to groups points and elements which are separated according to their coordinates for later revisions/updates to the structure. However, once STAAD...
View ArticleIs it a viable option to release moment at all ends in bracing members?
Due at releasing moments in both ends I am getting instability in joints, plus if the moment is being released at both ends the member will have zero degree of freedom. Can anybody share a model with...
View Articlestaad pro output file
hello,I am doing a analysis of a 2D frame steel strucutre. The problem is that I don't have the ratio between strengh and efforts of my beams in my output file so I don't know how to interpret my...
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"Can’t not create activeX component"
Hi everyone,I have a problem as below:I used Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 to make Macro and I used the following to get the end-force:objOpenSTAAD2 = CreateObject("OpenSTAAD.Output.1")When programming I...
View ArticleStaad not working while net is not on. 2) Structure wizard results not coming.
1) I am a part time consultant having purchased the original software but did not prefer to keep buying SELECT. I have a problem of the STAAD not opening up when I am not connected to NET in remote...
View ArticleRAM Elements CMU Module
I'm wondering when the CMU module in RAM Elements will be updated to the TMS 402-13 code?
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Design of Land Oil Drilling Rog
Sir,I am a structural designer in Oil Field equipment. I design land oil rigs. I have couple of doubts. The entire Mast section is manufactured in segments due to transport constraint and assembled at...
View ArticleProvision to convert Staad data to other databases
Hi,I understand that there is provision to convert the staad data to excel and vice versa using open staad vb functions....Is there any similar provision to import and export the data to any rdbms...
View ArticleCABLE/SOLID ROD
I CAN'T ASSIGN CABLE OR SOLID ROD ON MY PROJECT. WHAT WILL I DO? HELP ME PLEASE
View ArticleTension Member Design.
Do we provide ATG, ATN, AVG and AVN parameters or not when designing tension member in Staad?I have seen a video explaining truss design, but I did not understand why he didn't provide above mentioned...
View ArticlePMEMBER BETA ANGLE
Given that physical members should be declared using the same shapes, can the user specify a beta angle for an individual pmember and have that rotation applied to all the shapes of that pmember?
View ArticleDiaphragm gravity load and mass distribution for double height spaces
Hi,I'm using Ram Frame to analyze a building with a multiple height space. In my particular case, roughly half the building has 4 floors, while the other half is an open space from the ground floor to...
View ArticleTorsion on a RC Beam
Dear Sir,I am doing a RC structural design. In my design, I don't want the beam to take any torsion moment, so I release the Mx for all the beam. My question are:1. Is it the correct way to release...
View ArticleModelling of Bearings in Bridges
How to model elastomeric bearings in a simply supported bridge in staad pro. How to model pier cap and wall type pier in staad pro?
View ArticleDefining new steel section
I want a built up column consisting of 4 plates on all 4 sides. Therefore I tried to add the section in the section database. But while adding the section it is asking moment of inertia for all three...
View ArticleGlazed Glass Problem
Hello Everyone,I was doing a study on how the glass panels behave in terms of deflection in modern building structures where the glazed glass panels are provided as order to give a well defined...
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WARNINGS DURING ANALYSIS.
Dear Sir,Please how do I correct the attached warnings "program bar spacing too tight" in my model.I will be expecting your response.Tolu Olawuyi
View ArticleRAM Baseplate Strain Compatibility
I’m looking into designing some baseplates with fixed bases (particularly biaxial bending). When designing in RAM Connection, you have the option to consider strain compatibility or ignore it. My...
View ArticleSTAAD Error - MFC application has stopped working
Hi, We are using STAAD Pro (Select Series 6) version 20.07.11.70 During running the attached staad file we are getting error as MFC application has stopped working. We are not sure why we are getting...
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DESIGN CODE LICENCE NOT ACTIVATED
IM USING STAAD PRO 20.07.11.82 INDIAN DESIGN CODE AND WHILE USING IT I FOUND THAT MY DESIGN CODE LICENCE IS NOT ACTIVATED AND DONT KNOW HOW TO ACTIVATE IT. IT PRESIST TILL NOW. IM UNABLE TO DESIGN. I...
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