 Opening STAAD Check by highlighting all members

1. Click Icon STAAD.Pro V8i and click icon for (3d Render View)
2. Click New Project  Application of Loads
3. Check Space 1. Click Loads and Definitions
4. Input Filename 2. Click Definitions
5. Length Units, meter 3. Select Seismic Definitions
6. Force Units, Kilonewton 4. Click Add
7. Click Next 5. Add New: Seismic Definitions
8. Click Add beam a. UBC 1997
9. Click Finish b. Check Include Accidental
 Modeling Loads
1. Input (0,0,0) c. Change Parameter
2. Use Translational Repeat or STAAD i. Zone 0.4
Editor for Modeling ii. Importance Factor
3. Click Commands 1
4. Select Support Specifications iii. RW in X (RWX) 8.5
5. Click Fixed (commonly used) iv. RW in Z (RWZ) 8.5
6. Create Support v. Soil Profile Type
7. Select Fixed (STYP) 5
8. Click Add vi. Near Source Factor
9. Select S2 Support 2 (Na) 1
10. Highlight nodes for foundation vii. Near Source Factor
11. Click Assign to Selected Nodes (Nv) 1
12. Click Assign 6. Click Add
13. Click Close, if asked to Save just a. Self Weight Factor (1)
click Save b. Click Add
 Assigning Properties (Beams and c. Select Member Weights
Columns) d. Change Loading Type (UNI)
1. Click General e. Insert Value of 6 kN/m
2. Click Define 7. Click Add
3. Select Desired Cross Section 8. Click Close
(Rectangle commonly used)
4. Input Dimension
5. Check Material
6. Select Concrete
7. Click Add
8. Click Close
9. Highlight Columns to be assigned
10. Select Section
11. Select Assign to Selected Beams
12. Click Assign
 For UNI 6kn/m  Select Floor Load
1. Select External Beams EXCEPT Roof 1. Select Y Range
Beams 2. Pressure (-5.66kn/m2)
2. Click Assign to Selected Beams 3. Select Global Y
3. Click Assign 4. Define Y range
Note: min (coordinate of lowest
 Select Load Case Details floor)
1. Click Add Max (coordinate of highest
2. Loading Type (SEISMIC) floor)
3. Title Seismic Load X Direction 5. Click Add
4. Click Add
***** For Complicated Structures
5. Loading Type (SEISMIC)
6. Title Seismic Load Z Direction Create Group
7. Click Add
8. Click Close 1. CTRL + G
 Select Seismic Load X Direction 2. Click Create
1. Click Add 3. Group Name Floor
2. Select Seismic Load 4. Select Type ex: Floor
3. Select X direction 5. Click OK
4. Factor 1 6. Select Members to be assigned
5. Click Add 7. Click Associate
6. Click Close 8. Click X
 Select Seismic Load Z Direction  Select FLOAD -5.66 GY
7. Click Add 1. Click Edit
8. Select Seismic Load 2. Select Group
9. Select Z direction 3. Select desired Member Group
10. Factor 1 4. Click Change
11. Click Add 5. Click Close
12. Click Close  Select Dead Load
 Select Load Case Details 1. Select Y Range
1. Click Add 2. Pressure (-0.9kn/m2)
2. Loading Type (DEAD LOAD) 3. Select Global Y
3. Title Dead Load 4. Define Y range
4. Click Add Note: min (coordinate of lowest
5. Click Close floor)
 Select Dead Load Max (coordinate of highest
1. Click Add floor)
2. Select Selfweight 5. Click Add
3. Select Y 6. If Complicated REPEAT STEPS for
4. Factor (-1) Complicated Structures
5. Click Add
 Select Dead Load For CHB WALL  Select Live Load
1. Click Add 1. Click Add
2. Select Member Load 2. Select Floor Load
3. Select Uniform Force 3. Select Y range
4. W1 (-6kN/m) 4. Pressure (-0.49)
5. Select GY 5. Select Global Y
6. Click Add 6. Define Y range min/max for ROOF
7. Click Close 7. Click Add
 Select Self weight Y -1 8. Click Close
1. Select All Members  Select Load Case Details
2. Select Assign to Selected Beams  Click Add
3. Click Assign  Select Define Combinations
 Select UNI GY -6kN/m  Combinations ***VARIABLE
1. Select Members CARRYING CHB  Analysis Print
2. Select Assign to Selected Beams 1. Select Analysis Print
3. Click Assign 2. Click X
 Click Load Case Details 3. Click Post-Print
1. Click Add 4. Click Define Commands
2. Loading TYPE (LIVE) 5. Load List
3. Title Live Load 6. Highlight all except 1 to 4
4. Click Add 7. Click >
5. Click Close 8. Click Add
 Select Live Load 9. Select Support Reactions
1. Click Add 10. Click Add
2. Select Floor Load 11. Select Member Forces
3. Select Y range 12. Click Add depending on number of
4. Pressure (depends on occupancy group of columns
refer to NSCP 2010 pp. 10 to 12) 13. Select Force
5. Select Global Y 14. Number of Sections 6
6. Define Y range ***Same as Dead 15. Click Add depending on number of
Load Fload grouping of beams including roof
7. Click Add 16. Click Close
8. Click Close
 Select Print Support Reactions  Click STAAD EDITOR
1. Highlight Foundation Nodes
2. Select Assign to Selected Nodes Type “Perform Analysis” after Load List
3. Click Assign  SAVE
 Select Print Member Forces  CLICK X
1. Highlight group of Columns
Corresponding to member forces
2. Click Assign to Selected Beams
3. Click Assign
4. And so on…
 Select Print Force Envelope N Section 6
1. Highlight desired beams
corresponding to force envelope
section
2. Click Assign to Selected Beams
3. Click Assign and So on…
 Click ANALYZE
1. Run Analysis
2. Select VIEW OUTPUT FILE
3. Click Done
4. Click X