STAAD Pro Step-by-Step Guide
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STAAD PRO SOFTWARE
Open Staad Software,Open New Project, tick space , give file name,tick Unit m KN ,click Next.
New window is coming,tick open structure wizard click finish or Go to Geometry Menu-structure wizard,select frame
model,click bay frame.
Give Length , Height, Width Dimension , Give No. of Bay and its dimension by clicking on given [Link] Apply , model
will be displayed.
Go to File - Merge model with STAAD PRO model.,Click yes to confirm , click OK.,model in STAAD PRO will be displayed.
You can Add or Delete member element on different floor as per structural requirement.
Go to General - Define -Rectangle . Give Dimension YD & ZD . Select Material Concrete. Click [Link] another dimension of
required shape click Add. Click close.
Go to Property - select Section you want to Assign to member element . Go to Select- Beam Parallel to x and again Go to
Select-Beam Parallel to z and Click Assign to selected Beam . Click Assign and Click Yes to Proceed.
Go to Property - select Section you want to Assign to member element . Go to Select- Beam Parallel to y for column member
element and Click Assign to selected Beam . Click Assign and Click Yes to Proceed.
Click Close.
Go to Support - create - click on required type of support like [Link] Add.
Select fixed support-Select Node to give support condition. After Node selected , Click Assign to selected [Link] Assign.-
Click Yes to Proceed - Click Close.
Go to Load or command- Loading . Create New Primary Load case. Give Number 1,2,3, Give Title Name Dead Load, Live Load
.Click O.K.
You can select self weight , give in y direction -1 . Select Member , Give Load Member weight coming on that member.,
d1,d2,d3 equal zero for full member loading , Direction [Link] Add -Click Close.
Select load want to give to Beam member, than select that member. Click Assign to selected Beam . Click Assign and Click
Yes to [Link] Close.
Similarly Give Number of load and their [Link] Assign to Appropriate Member by selecting that member, Assign by Click
Assign to selected Beam . Click Assign and Click Yes to [Link] Close.
For combination of given loading,Go to Combine ,click New,Give Title of [Link] Load want to combine Give Factor 1.5 .
Use > button to transfer load in combination again similarly select other load want to combine give factor 1.5 . Use > button
to transfer load in [Link] O.K. Close.
For Slab Floor Load, Go to Command-Loading-Primary Load-Create New Primary load case. Give Number & Title of the load
like Dead Load,Live Load , Earthquake Load, etc. click O.K.
Load specification window will appear. Click member. Floor with Y range. Give load pressure -2,-3,-4,etc KN/m2. Define Y
range Minimum 0 to Maximum 3,4,5,etc. according to height of [Link] Define x & z Range minimum 0 to Maximum
3,4,5, etc Dimension for particular [Link] Add . Click Close.
For Seismic Earthquake Loading,Go to Commands-Loading-Define Load-Seismic [Link] window will
[Link] Type-IS 1893-2002,Zone 1,2,3 , Importance Factor-1,RF-3,S.S.-2,ST-1,DM-0.05,Period in x direction-
0.09h/sqrt(dx),Period in z direction-0.09h/sqrt(dz),DT-( Depth of Foundation)-2 m , Click [Link] specify Weight Click
[Link] on weights .click on self weight or Member weight ,for member weight give member [Link] save. click close.
Now Go to Loading-Primary Load-Create New Primary Load case. Give Title of load like EQ X,EQ -X,EQ Z, EQ -Z, etc. Load
specification window will open . Click Seismic, X direction ,factor 1, similarly for EQ -X, factor -1, for EQ Z,factor 1, for EQ -Z,
factor -[Link] [Link] Close.
Go to Analysis/[Link] [Link] Add. Click Close.
Go to [Link] STAAD [Link] Run Analysis. Click [Link] Analysis is completed You can view result of
Analysis Like B.M. , S.F., Displacement , Reaction, Deflection.
For Designing Go to stay in modelling mode. Click Done.
Select [Link] code IS [Link] to select [Link] Clear,Fc,Fy main etc. by use > [Link] O.K.
Click Define [Link] Parameter Data by Selecting Parameter and enter value like For Clear-0.025 m , for Fc - 20000
KN/m2,for Fy main-415000 KN/[Link] Add. Click Close.
After Defining parameters ,Select that parameter like Clear ,Click on Assign to [Link] [Link] Yes to [Link]
select Fc ,Click on Assign to [Link] [Link] Yes to proceed similarly select Fy main Click on Assign to [Link]
[Link] Yes to proceed. click Close.
Go to Commands Select Beam [Link] [Link] Column Design .click [Link] Take [Link] [Link] close.
After Giving [Link] selected Design Beam . Go to Select - Beam Parallel to x , similary Go to select-Beam Parallel to
z. Click Assign to selected Beam . Click Assign and Click Yes to Proceed.
Click selected Design Column . Go to Select-Beam Parallel to [Link] Assign to selected Beam . Click Assign and Click Yes to
Proceed.
Go to Analysis/[Link] [Link] Add. Click Close.
Go to Analyze-Run [Link] STAAD Analysis. Click Run Analysis. [Link] Post Processing mode Click [Link] Load
click O.K.
Go to Analyze-Run [Link] STAAD Analysis. Click Run Analysis. [Link] View output file. Done. You can see
concrete design , B.M. , S.F. , Displacement, Deflection , Reaction.
