Workshop On Structural Analysis And Design Using Staad.

Pro

By SHASHIKANT GADAG

Civil Engineering Department National Institute of Technology, Warangal (AP)

March 2013

Contents
Introduction to STAAD Pro Terminology and Notations Getting to Know the STAAD.Pro GUI Introduction to Modelling Material Properties and Section Properties Supports,Loads and Load Combinations Analysis and Post-processing Modelling Complex Geometries RC Building Analysis Analysis for Seismic Loads

What STAAD Pro means???

ST ructural Analysis

A nd D esign
Pro gram/Pro fessionals

About STAAD Pro.

Worlds leading Structural Analysis and Design Software. Based on FEM & FEA FEM- Finite Element Method FEA- Finite Element Analysis

What is an Analysis????
Calculation of the Response of Structures to Actions

Why to Perform an Analysis???? To Calculate 1.Stress Distributions 2.Natural Frequencies 3.Displacements 4.Critical Buckling Loads etc

Terminology and Notations

Coordinate Systems Global Coordinate System Local Coordinate system Units Types of Structures Space structure(3D) Plane Structure(2D) Floor Structure(2D or 3D) Truss Structure(2D or 3D)

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Types of Members(1D) and Elements(2D & 3D) Truss Members Frame Members Plates and Shells Solids Material Properties Youngs Modulus Poissons Ratio Density Damping Ratio Stiffness Method

 Typical Load Calculations

The Dead Load calculations are based on densities of materials and are assumed to be:
Material Brick Work Plain Concrete Reinforced Concrete Earth Mortar, Plaster Steel Water 24 25 16-18 20 78.5 10 Unit Weights (kN/m3) 20

Live loads are taken from IS:875 part-2

and are taken as 2 kN/m2 for floors of residential buildings, 3 kN/m2 for floors of commercial buildings, 1.5 kN/m2 for horizontal roofs with access, 0.75 kN/m2 for roofs with no access.

Getting to Know the STAAD.Pro -GUI

Main Menu Toolbars Mode bar

Main Menu
File Commands

Edit
View Tools Select Geometry

Analyze
Mode

Windows
Help

Toolbars
Structure Toolbar

Structure Tools Toolbar

Rotate Toolbar

View Toolbar

Geometry Toolbar

Generate Toolbar

Results Toolbar

Selection Toolbar

Mode Toolbar

Labels Toolbar

Steel Design Toolbar

File Toolbar

Print Toolbar

Mode Bar

Introduction to Modeling
Following are the steps involved in Modeling and Analysis:
Create a new structure Customize the gridlines for creating nodes and beams Add nodes and beams Define material properties Define section properties and assign to members

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Define supports and assign to nodes

Define loads and assign to nodes and/or members

Define type of analysis Choose post analysis print commands Analyze the structure Study the results

Material Properties & Section Properties

Define and Assign Material Properties General Materials Mode: Modeling

Define and Assign Section Properties

Mode: Modeling General

Property Property Page

Toolbar: Structure Tools

Property

Section Database

Supports, Loads and Load Combinations

Define and Assign Supports
Mode: Modeling General Support
Property Page
Releases --MX,MY,MZ FX,MX,MY,MZ

Toolbar: Structure Tools

Type of Supports FIXED PINNED ROLLERS RESTING ON HORIZONTAL PLANE Restraints FX,FY,FZ,MX,MY,MZ FX,FY,FZ FY,FZ

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Loads and Load Combinations
Mode: Modeling General

Load

Toolbar: Structure Tools

Load Page

Analysis and Post-processing

Choose Analysis Type
Mode: Modeling Analysis/Print

Analysis

Choose Post Analysis Print Command

Mode: Modeling
Analysis/Print Post-Print

Analyze the Structure

Main Menu: Analyze
Run Analysis (Shortcut Ctrl+F5)

Modeling Complex Geometries

Structure Wizard
Select Model Type- Different types are available Double click on the model required Define Parameters/Select Parameters dialog box Go to File(Main Menu) Merge Model with Staad pro Model

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Translational Repeat
Mode: Main Menu

Geometry

Translational Repeat

 RC Building Analysis Analysis for Seismic Loads