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19 December 2007
The Advanced Analysis Module includes the four major features:
1. Pushover Analysis
2. Steady State Analysis
3. Advanced Solver; and
4. Buckling Load Analysis
1. Pushover Analysis:
Pushover Analysis option will allow engineers to perform pushover analysis as per FEMA 356 : 2000 and
ATC 40. Pushover analysis is a static, nonlinear procedure using simplified nonlinear technique to estimate
seismic structural deformations. It is an incremental static analysis used to determine the force-
displacement relationship, or the capacity curve, for a structure or structural element.
The analysis involves applying horizontal loads, in a prescribed pattern, to the structure incrementally, i.e.
pushing the structure and plotting the total applied shear force and associated lateral displacement at each
increment, until the structure or collapse condition.
An example of the capacity curve is shown in Figure1. The displacement diagram after 225 steps and the
location of plastic hinges at the 11th step is shown in Figure 3 and 4 respectively.
Figure 2: Node displacements at Step 220 in STAAD.pro 2006 Pushover Tab
Figure 4: Hinge properties can be defined in the Loads tab in the modeling mode
A structure [subjected only to harmonic loading, all at a given forcing frequency and with non-zero
damping] will reach a steady state of vibration that will repeat every forcing cycle. This steady state
response can be computed without calculating the transient time history response prior to the steady state
condition.
Ground motion or a joint force distribution may be specified. Each global direction may be at a different
phase angle.
Output frequency points are selected automatically for modal frequencies and for a set number of
frequencies between modal frequencies. There is an option to change the number of points between
frequencies and an option to add frequencies to the list of output frequencies.
Figure 5: Steady state analysis inputs in the STAAD.pro input file
3. Advanced Solver:
In the STAAD.pro 2007 the user will have three types of solvers:
1. Basic out-of-Core
2. VKI out-of-Core; and
3. VKI in-core
STAAD.Pro can now identify the factor by which the loads in the selected load case should be increased
(or decreased if less than 1) such that Euler buckling would occur. This buckling method is automatically
activated if an Advanced Analysis license is available. When using the Advanced Solver, the
corresponding ‘buckling modes’ are included in the output file.
The buckling modes and shapes and table are available to be viewed in the Post Processing Mode in a new
Buckling Page.