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Staad Pro-Seies 1
Staad Pro-Seies 1
Staad Pro-Seies 1
Er.V.M.RAJAN,M.E.(Struct),F.I.E.
Former CE(Civil),TANGEDCO,Chennai
STAAD Pro V8i stands for STructural Analysis
And Design for Professional Engineers, V8i represents the current
version of Staad Pro .
in 1981 by Amrit, which developed and marketed STAAD III. Amrit holds a
B.S. in Civil/Structural Engineering from Calcutta university India B.E. from
Bengal Engineering college and an M.S. in Structural Engineering from the
university of South Carolina. STAAD first versions were built for Dos
Operating System. QSE has a very real windows Interface, but lacks the
power of STAAD engines in both analysis and design areas, plus the
superiority of STAAD multi-coded design engines, which supports almost all
of famous codes in the world. REI and QSE joined forces to produce STAAD
Pro, which was a milestone in both STAAD history and Structural analysis and
design software industry.
How Staad Pro works:
Staad Pro v8i uses the Stiffness Matrix of structural analysis for linear
elements and Finite Element Method for plates. FORTRAN is the program
used to solve the problems. The main formula used in Staad Pro is
[P]= [K]
x [] where [P] is the force matrix which includes external loads and
reactions acting on the whole structure. The external forces such as Dead
load, Live load, Wind or Earthquake loads can be calculated from relevant
code, reactions are unknown. [K] is the stiffness matrix. K=EI/L E Youngs
modulus
cross section for the spans, I (moment of inertia) can be calculated by the
software. [] is displacement matrix . By specifying the support conditions
(the displacements of supports are either zeros (fixed support) or partially
zeros (other supports) but the displacements of other nodes are unknown),
this matrix is partially known. The supports exert external reactions. If these
reactions are determined, then the internal forces can be found out by
solving the matrix. This process is called as Analysis of Structures or
Structural Analysis. From these internal forces, shear forces, bending
moment, displacement and deflections are generated graphically in Staad
Pro with tabulation in the required format.
Pre Processor: Generates the model with all the data needed for the
analysis.
Analysis Engine: Calculates displacements, member forces, reactions,
stresses, etc.
Post Processing: Displays the results of the analysis and design.
icon
on the desktop or through Start >Programs>STAAD Pro
v8i>STAAD Pro v8i.
The Operating Screen:
1.Project Tasks
2.Recent Files
3.Help Topics
4. License configuration
5.Staad News
Under the Project Tasks you can see
License Management
Creating new file: In the Project Tasks box, click New Project.
A dialog box will appear as shown below
Select type of structure. Give file name and location where to save the file.
Set the length units and loading units and click Next button.
Note: The units can be altered later if needed, at any point of the model
creation.
Now where do you want to go? dialog box appears. You have specify the
method for building. Select any of the method and click finish.
Note: When you are closing a file without saving it, STAAD Pro will give
you warning: the file will be closed without saving the changes, so. You
will have the choice either
To save the current file, you will select File Save or click the Save
button in the File tool bar.
To save the current file under a new name, simply select File Save
As. A dialog box will be displayed.
First select the desired drive, and folder. Then type in the file name
leave the file type to be STAAD space file (*.std) click Save.
Title bar
-on top most
Menu bar - on top below title bar.
Tool bar
on top
Page control
- left side
Modeling
In the Modeling (Pre-processing) mode, you can generate your model
geometry, property, supports, specify loads and so on. By default, when the
program starts or a structure is opened, you always in the Modeling mode.
Post Processing : The Post Processing mode allows you to perform postanalysis result verification, query, report generation, so on
Two methods of creating Structure Data are (i) Using Command file (ii)
Using Graphical User Interface(GUI).
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Sign conventions followed in Staad Pro:
Axial Loads:
Compression
+ve
Tension
-ve
Bending Moments:
+ve
Shear Force:
1. Beams
2. Columns
3. Footings