DESIGN OF 4-STOREY OFFICE BUILDING

STAAD-PRO ENTRY

Run STAAD-PRO

File -> New

Type Name = Space
File Name = 4S-BLDG
Location = C:\DESIGN BY XYZ
Title = 4-Storey Office Bldg
Length = Meter
Force = Newton
Click: NEXT

[ x ] Open Structure Wizard

Click: FINISH

1. GEOMETRY
Geometry -> Run Structure Wizard
Model Type: Frame Model
Double-click: Bay Frame

Length = 35 No of Bays Along L = 7

HeightLength
Bay = 16.4 No of Bays Along H = 4 …
1Width 5= 18 No of Bays Along W = 3
2 APPLY 3.8
3 3.8
4 3.8
File -> Merge Model with STAAD.Pro Model

Tools -> Dimension Beams -> Display (or Remove)

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2. PROPERTY
View From +X or +Z
Commands -> Material Property -> Prismatic -> Rectangle
y

A. FOR BEAMS
Xd or Yd=0.70
Yd = 0.70 x
Zd = 0.40 Yd=0.70
Zd=0.70

B. FOR COLUMNS
z
Yd = 0.70 Zd=0.40
Zd = 0.70 BEAM z COLUMN

3. CONSTANT
(DONE, Already Specified in Property)

4. SUPPORT
Command -> Support Specification -> Fixed

5. MEMBER SPEC
(Not applicable for this example)

6. LOAD

Load Case No Load Title Remark

1 EQx Earthquake Along X
2 EQz Earthquake Along Z
3 DL Dead Load
4 LL Live Load
5 1.4DL+1.7LL Combined/Ultimate Load
6 1.32DL+0.55LL+1.1EQx Combined/Ultimate Load
7 1.32DL+0.55LL+1.1EQz Combined/Ultimate Load

NOTE: If Earthquake Load is auto-generated, Earthquake Parameters and Earthquake Loads

must be defined first before any other load.

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DEFINE EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS:

Command -> Loading -> Define Load -> Seismic Load -> UBC 1994
Zone, Z = 0.4
Importance Factor, I =1
Rw in X Direction, Rwx = 10
Rw in Z Direction, Rwz = 10
Soil Factor, S = 1.5
CT = 0.075
Period in X Direction, Px = 0.32
Period in Z Direction, Pz = 0.32

Save

Weight

DEFINE UBC LOAD:

Self-Weight
Member Weight (WD1 WD2 WD3 WD4)

NOTE: UBC Load = Seismic Dead Load = DL or DL + 25% of LL if Warehouse or Storage

6.1 EARTHQUAKE ALONG X (EQx)

Command -> Loading -> Primary Load
Case No =1
Load Type = Seismic
Load Title = EQx

Seismic
Direction =X
Factor =1

6.2 EARTHQUAKE ALONG Z (EQz)

Command -> Loading -> Primary Load
Case No =2
Load Type = Seismic
Load Title = EQz

Seismic
Direction =Z

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 Factor =1
6.3 DEAD LOAD (DL)
Commands -> Loading -> Primary Load
Case No =3
Load Title = DL

A. SELF-WEIGHT
B. WD1
C. WD2
D. WD3
E. WD4

6.4 LIVE LOAD (LL)

Commands -> Loading -> Primary Load
Case No =4
Load Title = LL

A. WL1
B. WL2
C. WL3
D. WL4

6.5 COMBINED LOAD 1.4DL+1.7LL

Command -> Loading -> Load Combination
Number =5
Title = 1.4DL+1.7LL

6.6 COMBINED LOAD 1.32DL+0.55LL+1.1EQx

Command -> Loading -> Load Combination
Number =6
Title = 1.32DL+0.55LL+1.1EQx

6.7 COMBINED LOAD 1.32DL+0.55LL+1.1EQz

Command -> Loading -> Load Combination
Number =7
Title = 1.32DL+0.55LL+1.1EQz

6.8 LOAD LIST

Load -> Load List
Click on Load = 5 6 7

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7. ANALYSIS
Commands -> Analysis -> Perform Analysis
Print Option = Load Data

8. DESIGN
DESIGN OF BEAMS & COLUMNS:
Command -> Design -> Concrete Design
Define Parameters -> Fymain = 276E6
FC = 21E6
Minmain = 25
Maxmain =
Commands -> Design Beam
-> Design Column
-> Take off

DESIGN OF FOOTINGS:
Commands -> Design -> Footing Design
Define Parameters -> FY = 276E6
FC = 21E6
BC = 200E3
Ratio = 1
Commands -> Design

Analyze -> Run Analysis -> [ x ] STAAD Analysis -> Run Analysis

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