STAAD PRO Example 1 Creating 2D model for simple beam span10m:

1- As per figure 1 below, it is important to choose plane for 2D model analysis and 3D for 3D analysis, in this example choose 2D. 2- Fill the white right rectangular with model name and determine the location for the saved analysis. 3- It is very important to choose the input units for dimensions and loads before starting the analysis. 4- Click next.

Choose plane for 2D

Create file name

Choose file location

Dimension input unit

Step 4

Load input unit

5- Choose add beam or use structure wizard to use the STAAD template for simple structure. 6- Finish.

Step 5

Step 6

7- Choose the plane of axis (X-Y). 8- In construction lines, choose x-right to be 1 with spacing 10m any right 1 with spacing 0m (simple beam). 9- Snap beam between the two shown nodes. Step7 Step 8

Snap beam between the two nodes

10- Assign supports pinned for the beam from support page icon as below.

Use create button to choose pinned support

Support page icon

Assign pin support to beam ends

11- Define separate load cases for all the cases of loading from the load page icon. 12- From the primary load, define the load cases from DL, LL, Finishes, windetc. 13- Note: for the use of auto load combination, must define the loading type correctly (dead, live, wind, temperature .etc) to enable the STAAD to recognize the type of load implemented.

Primary

Load No.

Loading type

Load page

Load type

Add to assign

14- Note: When assigning concentrated load force, this force will not be copy, rotate or mirror, to avoid this define the concentrated load from member load.

Member load

concentrated force

load value

Distance of load on the beam

15- Assign all the different loads on the beam element. 16- Note: Finishes and superimposed load is to be added to dead load case in case for adopting the automatic load combination to use the load type dead load (no loading type named finishes, has to be defined as dead). 17- Define the load combinations manual or auto combination.

Combination Define (manual)

Comb. No.

Combination title

Available load cases

Factor multiple to the load cases

Combination

Auto comb.

Combination code

Generated load case (Example- 1:1 1.00)

Generate load button

Load comb. No.1 : case load number1 X factor equal 1

18- Assign the preliminary beam section profile from property page. Section database for rolled section Property page

Define Tapered for built up section

Choose rolled section

19- Perform analysis. 20- Run. Perform analysis

Or from below

Run analysis

Example 2 Creating 3D model:

1- Use command copy and paste to create the 3d model, for example copy the beam by distance =6m ibn Zdirection.

Beam to be copy

Copy using preference point

Enter copy distance

use preference point

2- Link between the two copied beams using add beam icon from the toolbar as below.

Add beam command between the two beams

Link between the beams

3- Use command copy/repeat to add columns, use repeat command as below. - Mark the nodes which will connect to the columns. - Click on the command translational repeat. - Enter the distance in Y-direction with ve sign to repeat downward. - Mark the link step button option to add beams between the repeated joints. Select the nodes Translation repeat command No.of step

Choose direction

Distance

Link step

4- Delete the supports from the upper nodes using the toggle assign command in the support page.

Supports page

No support command

Mark nodes

5- To add secondary beam use the following: - Insert nodes on the beams using insert node icon then link between the nodes by add beam option. - Use add beam perpendicular icon to add beams between joint and perpendicular on the front beam. - Use add beam between mid points icon to add beam directly in the middle without inserting nodes.

Insert node icon

Add mid point

Add beam between the mid point

Add perpendicular beam icon

Add beam from joint 9 perpendicular on the front beam

Add beam at mid points icon

Add the beam without adopting any new points

6- Adding beam releases to the beam as shown below from the specification page.

Select beam to open the beside window

Specification page

Choose the location of the release

Check moments to make the beam act as simple beam

Show the release

The circle indicate the release at the beam ends (SHIFT+R)

7- How to save view: - TO save columns view for example, mark the columns. - Click on view then choose view selected object only. - Click on view view management save view Click view Select view selected object only

Mark the columns

View management

Selected columns

Save view

Write the view name

8- To recall the view, click write click and choose open view

choose the previous named view

Click open view

Open the selected view

9- List of checks before run the 3D model as follows: - Check multiple structure - Check duplicated nodes, members, & plates. - Check orphan nodes. - Check zero length members. - Check collinear members. - Other checks for plates, .etc.

Click on tool

List of checks

10- Load list command for the design on combination load only. (Important: check at that load list command is after per form analysis command).

Click on command

Loading

Load List Window

Load combination

Editor icon

Load list after perform analysis

11- For design, click on design command on the vertical toolbar then choose the design code.

Choose steel

Choose code AISC ASD

Click on design

Define parameters

Define Parameters window

CB=0

TRACK=2

BEAM=1

TORSION=1

12- Click on command as below.

13- Lateral torsion buckling unsupported length is to be written in the editor manual after the LY.

Add UNL

14- Before the analysis change the plane order to space in the editor.

Space

15- From the symbols and labels icon choose design results, show diagram them show value to see the design unit check on the STAAD screen.

Design result

Show value

Show values

Show diagram

16- To select the unsafe members: click on select, select by specifications, then select failed members.

Select command

By specification

Choose all failed beam

The failed marked members

Increase the failed beam

Example 3 Seismic analysis:

Equivalent static method UBC 1997: 1- Open load page icon, Definitions, choose seismic definition and click add then choose the code UBC97.

Definition

Load page

Choose UBC 1997

Seismic definition

2- As per the UBC tables, enter the data as follows: Zone: depend on the zone number 1, 2A, 2B, Importance factor: for ordinary building I=1 RW in X or Z directions: depend on the resisting frame type in X or Z direction (moment resisting frame, braced frame,..)as per table 16-N. Soil profile type: depend on the soil type as per the geotechnical report and from table 16-J fr soil profile types (SA=1, SB=2, SC=3,..). Near source factor Na, & NV: to be calculated for zone4 only as per table 16-S, 16-T. CT value: constant equal 0.0853 for steel moment resisting frame, & 0.0488 for all other building as per page 2-14. Period in X and Z direction: not entered for the first run and will be adjusted after viewing the results in the upcoming steps. 3- Click ADD.

Click ADD after filling the above cells

4- Add the loads as follows: Self weight. Add joint weight if any ( to be after self weight and before any other load). Add member weight if any. NOTE: Member weight and joint weight can be taken copy and paste from the dead load and 25% of the live load (if needed) in the same formula of the member weight.( member load is to be replaced by member weight and erase GY to be UNI only, joint load is to be joint weight and change FY to weight as per the attached shots.

Copy the load in the seismic line

Change load format as described above

Format changed

5- Return to Staad screen. 6- Add two new load cases for sis-x and sis-z and define the loading type (seismic) for the auto load combination. Add new load cases for sis

Add the new cases

Define the loading type

7- Click on seismic x and choose Add then choose seismic. 8- The factor is to be calculated from UBC page 2-13 with range 1.0<R<1.5 depending on the column shear percentage w.r.t the total horizontal force. 9- For using the IBC, enter R=1 for zone 1 to 2B, and 1.5 for zone 3& 4. 10- Repeat the above steps 7& 8 for seismic z. Choose X Click on SIS X

Calculate the factor R

11- Enter the editor, and write the command perform analysis and command change under seismic X & Z manually .

Write the above here

Write the commands as indicated

12- NOTE: the seismic cases should be the first load cases above all other cases, so cut and paste the two cases as below.

The seismic is to be above all the cases.

13- Run the model and open the output. 14- Check the time Ta and Tb as below: Ta can be replaced by Tb under the below conditions: If Tb > Ta then take Tb > 1.4 Ta If Ta > Tb then take Ta After increasing the Time re-run the model with the new T as below.

Ta X 1.4 =0.228 < 0.538 then T user = 0.228 15- Re-enter the T user with 0.228.

Enter the new T and re-run

Example 4 How to prepare calculation sheet?:

1- Take pictures to view some model sketches for shown the nodes, beams numbers, loads, moment graphs.. etc.. 2- Enter the title of the sketch in caption cell.

Take pictures

Enter the title of the sketch

3- From button of Report Setup we can control the input / output / pictures we need to appear it in our report.

Available options

click here to select

selected options

Control options of input / output / pictures

4- Control steel design output to show summary design only or design with full detail.

Steel Design menu

Click here if we want Summary design output

5- We can control the picture (sketch) size & select full page option.

Picture album menu Full page option

Changing sketch title

Delete picture

size controller

6- To export the results to MS Word file; if you want to show outputs the model should be run and in the post processing mode. 7- Go to FILE menu, then chose EXPORT REPORT, then MS Word file.

File

Export report

MS Word file

8- Click SAVE.

9- Click OPEN.

10- Report export completed to MS Word file.