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Temperature Load Cases in STAAD.Pro

To define temperature load cases in STAAD.Pro, the user must input the temperature differential. For a structure with an ambient temperature of 30°F subjected to temperatures of 100°F and 0°F, two load cases should be defined: 1) A temperature rise of 70°F (100°F - 30°F) and 2) A temperature fall of -30°F (0°F - 30°F). These values represent the temperature change (f1) used to calculate axial deformation in members and volume expansion in plates and solids. A second value (f2) represents the bending effect due to the temperature change.

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Temperature Load Cases in STAAD.Pro

To define temperature load cases in STAAD.Pro, the user must input the temperature differential. For a structure with an ambient temperature of 30°F subjected to temperatures of 100°F and 0°F, two load cases should be defined: 1) A temperature rise of 70°F (100°F - 30°F) and 2) A temperature fall of -30°F (0°F - 30°F). These values represent the temperature change (f1) used to calculate axial deformation in members and volume expansion in plates and solids. A second value (f2) represents the bending effect due to the temperature change.

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When you input the temperature loading, you are essentially required to input the

temperature differential. So if your ambient temperature is say 30 deg F and the highest and
the lowest temperatures to which your structure is subjected to is 100 deg F and 0 deg F
respectively, then you may want to define two temperature load cases. The first load case
would be for the temperature rise and would be (100-30)=+70 deg F and the second load
case would be for the temperature fall (0-30)=-30 deg F. These values would be entered
using the Temperature change for Axial Elongation option in the GUI and are the f1
values as outlined in the [Link] technical reference manual section 5.32.6

The value (f1) is used by the program to calculate the axial deformation in members or volume
expansion in plates and solids due to temp change,

The second value (f2) is used by the program to calculate the bending affect due to the temperature
change.

For inputting these values,

You have to know three temperatures :

1) the stress-free temperature, or the ambient temperature which you want to maintain . Call it A.

2) The temperature of the top fiber (the fiber that is farthest along the positive direction of the local Z
axis of elements and local Y axis for members). Call it B.

3) The temperature of the bottom fiber (the fiber that is farthest along the negative direction of the
local Z axis of element and local Y axis for beam). Call it C.

f1 = (B+C)/2 - A

f2 = B-C

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