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CE 193 Lecture Module 1
CE 193 Lecture Module 1
CE 193 Lecture Module 1
Module 2 Geometry
• What are Nodes, Beams, and Plates
• How things are done in the Input file
• Geometry Creation Methods
1. Using Structure Wizard
2. Drafting the Geometry using Snap node
3. Using Copy/Cut with Paste
4. Using DXF importing file function
Module 4 Properties
• Property Types
• Viewing Cross-Section
• General Notes About Property Assigning
• Material Constants
• Geometry Constant
• Supports
• Specifications
Module 6 Loading
• Creating Primary Loads
• Individual Loads
Selfweight
Members
Area Load
Floor Load
Plate Loads
• Nodes
• Creating Manual Load Combination
• Generating Load Combinations
Module 7 Analysis
• Perform Analysis Command
When this is on (which it is by default, but you may need to select Mode > Page
Control if the, a tabbed menu appears along the left side of the screen as a guide
to the process of creating a structure.
In addition to the GUI, STAAD also offers an Input Command File interface for
specifying the Input, Analysis, and Output commands.
When a model is created using the graphical tools, the input command file is
automatically generated.
B. Menu bar - Located just below the title bar, this bar contains menus of essentially all
functions available in the current mode.Menu items are typically independent of the
current page, which allows you to easily access tasks not related to the current page even
when Page Control has been toggled on.
C. Toolbars - All available toolbars are displayed and docked on the top and left-hand sides
of the window by default. The display of the toolbars
D. Mode bar - You can quickly switch between available modes of operation by selecting the
appropriate tab here. The Pages, Menus, and active Toolbar tools dynamically update for
Toolbars
STAAD.Pro contains a set of toolbars which contain commonly used tools. By default, the
toolbar icons appear at the top of the STAAD screen immediately below the menu bar and
to the left of the Page Control area.
File Toolbar Print Toolbar Structure Toolbar
View Toolbar Rotate Toolbar Mode Toolbar
Results Toolbar Selection Toolbar Geometry Toolbar
Generate Toolbar Structure Tool Toolbar Labels Toolbar
Steel Design Toolbar RAM Connection toolbar
File Toolbar
File toolbox
- New, open, close, save, copy, cut, paste, delete, undo, redo, staad output, editor,
run vb macro, user tools
Creating New File
Click File,
Four Different Structures Models
1. A SPACE structure, which is a three-dimensional
framed structure with loads applied in any plane, is
the most general.
2. A PLANE structure is bound by a global X-Y
coordinate system with loads in the same plane.
3. A FLOOR structure is a two or three dimensional
structure having no horizontal (global X or Z)
movement of the structure [FX, FZ & MY are
restrained at every joint]. The floor framing (in global
X-Z plane) of a building is an ideal example of a FLOOR structure.
4. A TRUSS structure consists of truss members which can have only axial
member forces and no bending in the members.
Add Plate Begin building your model by creating new joints and 3-noded and 4-
noded plate elements using the construction grid, drawing tools and
spreadsheets.
Add Solid Begin building your model by creating new joints and 8-noded
solid/brick elements using the construction grid, drawing tools and
spreadsheets.
Open Structure Wizard Begin building your model by using standard, parametric
structural templates for trusses, surfaces, bay frames and much more.
Open Staad Editor Begin building your model using STAAD syntax commands
(non-graphical interface) through the STAAD editor.
Edit Job Information Provide information about the job (i.e. client’s name, job
title, engineers involved, etc.) before building your model.
Print Toolbar
Print toolbox
- Print, print preview, report setup, take picture, export
view, print current view,
Structure Toolbar
Structure toolbox
- Tables, input units, change GDU, cut
section, symbols and labels, loads, dimension, display node to node dist.,
remove node dimension, info, scale, insert text
View Toolbar
View Tool box
Whole Structure, Dynamic Zoom, Zoom Extents, Zoom In/Out, Zoom
Factor/previous/window, previous selection, pan, magnifying glass, 3D rendered