STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (STAAD)

Overview:
STAAD stands for Structural Analysis And Design. STAAD Pro is a structural analysis and
design computer program used for steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and cold-formed steel
design of virtually any structure including culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges, piles,
etc. It is used for 3D model generation, analysis and multi-material design.
It is one of the software applications created to help structural engineers automate their tasks, to
remove the tedious and long procedures of the manual methods.
Why should you learn?
STAAD Pro comes with flexible modeling environment, advanced features, and fluent data
collaboration. It is the world’s number one structural analysis and design software that supports
Indian and all international codes.
STAAD.Pro allows structural engineers to analyze and design virtually any type of structure.
Structural engineering firms, structural consultants, departments in construction companies,
owner/operators, and government agencies, and offshore platform designers’ use this software
extensively.
Learning Objectives:
CADD Centre’s STAAD Pro training covers all the steps involved in structural analysis and
design of concrete and steel.
We introduce you to STAAD Pro’s state of the art user interface, visualization tools, powerful
analysis and design engines with advanced finite element (FEM) and dynamic analysis
capabilities.
Some of the features that we focus in training include:
 Model Generation
Interactive menu-driven model generation with simultaneous 3D display 2Dand 3D graphic
generation using rectangular or polar coordinate systems Segments of repetitive geometry used
to generate complex structural models
 Model Verification
2D/3D drawings on screen as well as on plotter/printer Full 3D shapes for frames, elements
Isometric or any rotations for full 3D viewing
 Static Analysis
2D/3D analysis based on state-of-the-art Matrix method to handle extremely large job. Linear, p-
delta analysis, non-linear analysis with automatic load and stiffness correction.
 Dynamic/Seismic Analysis
Mass modeling, extraction of frequency and mode shapes Response spectrum, time history
analysis Modal damping ratio for individual models
o Secondary Analysis
Forces and displacements at sections between nodes. Maximum and minimum force envelopes.
Learning Outcome:
o You will know how to complete object-oriented intuitive 2D/3D graphic model
generation.
o You will know how to use pull down menus, floating toolbars, tool tip help
o You will know how to carry out flexible zoom and multiple views
o You will know how to have isometric and perspective views and 3D shapes
o You will know how to use built-in command file editor and simple command
language
o You will know how to generate graphics/text input
o You will know how to do efficient algorithm that minimizes disk space
requirements
o You will know how to take presentation quality printer plots of geometry and
results as part of run output
o You will know how to perform accurate and numerically efficient plate/shell
element incorporating out-of-plane shear and in-plane rotation; automatic element
mesh generation; comprehensive element stress output including in-plane stresses,
out-of-plane shear, bending and principal stresses at nodal as well as user
specified points
o You will learn how to achieve user-specified design parameters to customize
design
o You will know how to perform code check, member selection and optimized
member selection consisting of analysis/design cycles.
o You will know how to design concrete beams/columns/slabs/footings as per all
major international codes