STAAD.Pro(Structural Design Analysis process) Part-1

This concepts reviews about some of the fundamental concepts of structural design and present them in a manner relevant to the design of light frame residential structures.

STAAD.Pro(Structural Design Analysis process)
The concepts from the basis for understanding the design procedures and overall design approach addressed in the remaining chapter of the guide. With this conceptual background, it is hoped that the designer will gain a greater appreciation for creative and efficient design of home, particularly the many assumptions that must be made.

1. Starting the Program. 
2. Creating a New Structure.
3. Creating Joints and Members. 
4. Switching On Node and Beam Labels. 
5. Specifying Member Properties. 
6. Specifying Material Constants. 
7. Specifying Member Offsets. 
8. Printing Member Information. 
9. Specifying Supports.
10. Specifying Loads. 
11. Specifying the Analysis type. 
12. Specifying Post-Analysis Print Commands.
13. Specifying Steel Design Parameters. 
14. Performing Analysis and Design. 

Viewing the Output File:

Verifying results on screen both graphically and numerically. 

1. “Concurrent Engineering” based user environment for model development, analysis, design, visualization and verification. 
2. Pull down menus, floating toolbars, tool tip help. 
3. Flexible Zoom and multiple views. 
4. Isometric and perspective views 3D shapes. 
5. Built-in Command File Editor. 
6. Simple Command Language. 
7. Graphics/Text input generation. 
8. State-of-the-art Graphical Pre and Post Processor
9. Rectangular/Cylindrical Coordinate systems. 
10. Joint, Member/element, Mesh Generation with flexible user-controlled numbering
11. Efficient algorithm minimizes disk space requirements. 
12. FPS, Metric or SI units. Presentation quality printer plots of Geometry and Results as part of run output. 

Model Generation:

1.  Interactive Menu-driven Model Generation with simultaneous 3D display. 
2. 2D and 3D Graphic Generation using rectangular or polar coordinate system. 
3. Segments of repetitive geometry may be used to generate complex structural models. 
4. Generate Copy, Repeat, Mirror, Pivot, etc, or quick and easy geometry generation. 
5. Quick/easy mesh generation. 
6. Comprehensive graphics editing. 
7. Graphical Specification and Display of Properties, Loading, Supports, Orientations. 
8. Import AutoCAD DXF files. 
9. Access to Text Editor. 

 Model Verification: 

1. 2D/3D drawings on screen as well as on plotter/printer
2. Full 3D shapes for Frames, Elements. 
3.  Sectional views or views with listed members only
4. Isometric or any rotations for full 3D viewing. 
5. Display of properties, Loadings, Supports, Orientations, Joint/Member numbering, Dimensions, Hidden line removed, etc.
6. Plot manipulation according to the size, rotation, viewing origin and distance.