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Direct Analysis Method. Reduction stiffness for Strength and nominal stiffness for Service

According to the code and standard practice, stiffness reduction for DAM applies for Required Strength analysis, but for Design Strength calculation and for Service check, nominal stiffness is to be used. To be able to indicate Staad which combina...
Saul Cuen over 2 years ago in  3 Already exists

It would be nice to be able to list the allowable stress in a report

SAMPLE BUCKLING LENGTH ALLOWABLESTRESS MEMB LY(m) LZ(m) UNL(m) KY KZ UNF FA(N/mm2) FT(N/mm2) FCZ(N/mm2) 1001 1.000 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 93.400 156.670 138.250 1002 2.500 5.000 2.500 1.000 1.000 1.000 93.400 156.670 138.250 1003 4.000 8.00...
Guest almost 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

UC summary based on Profile Shape and Group

Please prepare a UC summary table Profile size wise, Group Wise from ejoumale.pajamale@technipenergies.com
Guest almost 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

Orientation check for Solids

It shall be noted that, if solids are not oriented properly than, we are not able to assign properties to the model, and it is difficult to see which the bod is solid. -- With Regards. Ankur Jain -- Model Attached is confidential.
Ankur Jain almost 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

Wind Load Graphic

Product: STAAD.Pro Description: Wind Load Graphic Details: Service Request 7001551689 created from the web by Milton Manos User Phone Number: 17406859217 I am requesting that STAAD.pro add a Wind Load Graphic (see enclosed example) to their calcul...
Milton Manos almost 3 years ago in  1 Already exists

Lateral Drift as per Verco Decking

Provide a method to provide the design data to calculate the lateral drift using the methods provided by Verco Decking inc. https://vercodeck.com/
Carlos Aguera almost 3 years ago in  0 Needs review

Design classification in Load Cases Definition

Include a Design category as part of the load case/combination definition so that when a design includes the load case/combination, it 'knows' how to consider the analysis results in the design without having to create a load envelope of a given t...
Carlos Aguera almost 3 years ago in  0 Future consideration

Sorting function of member properties

A really useful feature for steel structures would be a function to sort all the section properties alphabetically/numerically. In large structures it becomes very hard to follow what section is what once you hit around 100 different section prope...
Noel Zimmer almost 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration

Select custom section property types using a design parameter

We have recently encountered an issue whereby the software will automatically assume that a custom section is an I-section (W-Section) for code checking purposes. This is not ideal if the section is, for example a modified RHS section, for which t...
Guest almost 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

Pipelink Transfer Loading Improvement

The Transfer Loading dialog in the Piping workflow is limited in functionality. It could be improved by adding a checkbox to change the Action and Class columns for all loads. If I want to change all the loads to primary loads, it is very tedious ...
Michael Wood about 3 years ago in  1 Future consideration