STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN USING

STAAD PRO SOFTWARE

GENERAL PROCESS FLOW
STRUCTURE MODELING
DETERMINE PRIMARY LOADS
APPLY LOAD COMBINATIONS

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

STRUCTURE MODELING

FOUR STOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE

BUILDING

Typical Floor Framing Plan

MEMBER SIZES/PROPERTY
Member Description

Interior Columns:
Ground floor to third floor level
Third floor to roof deck level
corner Columns:
Ground floor to third floor level
Third floor to roof deck level

Member Size (in mm)

400 x 400
350 x 350

300 x 500
300 x 450

Girders
Longitudinal (x direction)
Transverse (z direction)

300 x 450
300 x 400

Intermediate beams
Stair beam

250 x 400
250 x 350

SUPPORT CONDITION
A FIXED support has restraints
against
all
directions
of
movement.

BETA ANGLE
BETA ANGLE - is the angle through which the
local z axis has been rotated about the local x
axis from the position of being parallel and in the
same positive direction of the global z axis.

Application: without beta angle

Application: with beta angle

Application: beta angle step 1

Application: beta angle step 2

Application: beta angle step 3

MEMBER RELEASE Specification

This set of commands may be used to
fully release specific degrees of freedom
at the ends of frame members. They may
also be used to describe a mode of
attachment where the member end is
connected to the joint for specific
degrees of freedom through the means
of springs.

MEMBER RELEASE Specification

Application: step 1

Application: step 2

Application: step 3

MEMBER OFFSET Specification

This command can be used for any
member whose starting or ending point is
not concurrent with the given incident
joint. This command enables the user to
account for the secondary forces, which
are induced due to the eccentricity of
the member. Member offsets can be
specified in any direction, including the
direction that may coincide with the
member x-axis.

MEMBER OFFSET Specification

MEMBER OFFSET Specification

MEMBER OFFSET Specification

Application: step 1

Application: step 2

Application: step 3

MASTER/SLAVE Specification
The master-slave option enables us to
specify rigid links or specialized linkages in
the structure. This facility can be used to
model special structural elements such as
ties or a floor diaphragm which makes
the floor rigid for in-plane movements.

MASTER/SLAVE Specification

MASTER/SLAVE Specification

Application: step 1

Application: step 2

Application: step 3

Application: step 4

CREATING A GROUPINGS FOR FLOOR

Application: step 1

Application: step 2

Application: step 3

Application: step 4

PRIMARY LOADINGS

UBC 1997 LOAD GENERATION

EQUIVALENT LATERAL FORCE PROCEDURE

EXAMPLE:

EQUIVALENT LATERAL FORCE PROCEDURE

NOTES:
The UBC load cases should be
provided as the first set of load cases.
Non UBC primary load case specified
before a UBC load case is not
acceptable. Additional loads such as
member loads and joint loads may be
specified along with the UBC load under
the same load case.

EXAMPLE:

SEISMIC PARAMETERS
Preliminary Data
Occupancy Category Type IV
Importance Factor
I = 1.0
Soil Profile Type
SD
Seismic Zone
Zone 4
Seismic Zone Factor
Z = 0.40
Near-Source Factors
Na = 1.0
Nv = 1.0
Note:
location of structure > 10 km from known
seismic source

SEISMIC PARAMETERS
Seismic Response Coefficients
Ca = 0.44 Na
Ca = 0.44 (1.0) = 0.44
Cv = 0.64 Nv
Cv = 0.64 (1.0) = 0.64
Response Modification Factor
Structural System

Concrete SMRF

Response Mod. Factor

R = 8.5

DEADLOADS
Dead Loads on Typical Floor

Total Floor Slab Load

6.49 kPa

On floor area

Loading from ext. walls

11.55 kN/m On
beams
supp. walls

Stair Beam Loading

9.50 kN/m

DEADLOADS
Dead Loads on Roof Deck

Total Floor Slab Load

3.89 kPa

On floor area

Loading from ext. walls

2.93 kN/m On
beams
supp. walls

Stair Beam Loading

9.50 kN/m

LIVE LOADS
LIVE LOADS

Load

Remarks

Office

2.4 kPa

On floor area

Commercial Assembly

4.8 kPa

On floor area

Residential/Dormitory

2.04 kPa

On floor area

Typical floor

Application: step 1

Application: step 2

Application: step 3

Application: step 4

Application: step 5

Application: step 6

Application: step 7

Application: step 8 assign all the loads in the structure

Application: step 9

Application: step 10

Application: step 11
NOTE:

REPEAT STEP 10 FOR

LOAD CASE NUMBER 2,
but the seismic is
in z direction

Application: step 12