STAADProCONNECT Beam model Manual

1. STAAD PRO CONNECT
Beam Model

2. MODELING OF STRUCTURAL
MEMBERS
CHAPTER 1:

3. Ch1. Section 1: Getting Started - Program Configuration and Creating a New Model

4. This interface
will appear
when you
launch STAAD.
1. Click on the
Configure item.
Ch1. Section 1: Getting Started - Program Configuration and Creating a New Model

5. 2. Set the appropriate
information.
Base Unit: Dictates
the system of units
that will be used
internally to shore
numerical values
during calculations.
Global Axis Orientation: Dictates the direction of the vertical axis in
STAAD.Pro. The default orientation of the global coordinate
system is that the Y axis points in the vertical direction.
You do have an option to specify the vertical axis as the Z axis, but this
option will eliminate the ability to use some other functions in the
program, such as the wind load generator.
Ch1. Section 1: Getting Started - Program Configuration and Creating a New Model

6. 3. Click here to
start a new project.
Ch1. Section 1: Getting Started - Program Configuration and Creating a New Model

7. 4. Fill out the necessary information
under “Model Info“ and “Job info”
(optional). Select "Analytical" as the
Type and "Metric" as the Units
(unless English unit is required).
Then click the Create button.
Analytical Workflow: Used to
model your structure using
analytical elements. The
analytical model is a finite
element model of the structure
which is typically processed
directly by the analysis and
design engine.
Physical Workflow: Used to model
your structure in the STAAD.Pro
Physical Modeler using physical
members. The physical model is
used to draw structural elements as
they are physically constructed. The
program will then decompose this
into an analytical modeling which is
passed to the STAAD.Pro analysis
and design engine when you run
your model.
Ch1. Section 1: Getting Started - Program Configuration and Creating a New Model

8. 1. Using the Geometry Tables
2. Using the Add Beam Tool
• Add Beam
• Add Beams between Midpoints
• Add Beams by Perpendicular Intersection
3. Deleting Members
4. Merging Members
5. Segmenting Members
• Split Beam
6. Intersecting Members
• Highlight Intersected Beams
• Intersect Selected Beams
Ch1. Section 2: Modeling Members and Nodes

9. 1. Using the Structure Wizard
2. Using the Copy and Paste Command
3. Mirroring Model Geometry
4. Using the Translational Repeat Command
5. Using the Circular Repeat Command
Ch1. Section 3: Generating Model Geometry

10. 1. Displaying Structure Labels
2. Creating Saved Views
Ch1. Section 4: Viewing Structure Geometry

11. ASSIGNING PROPERTIES
AND BETA ANGLES
CHAPTER 2:

12. A) Assigning Section Properties using the Sections
Database
B) Assigning Prismatic Section Properties
C) Assigning Beta Angles
Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads

13. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads
1. In the Workflow Page Control, select the
Properties page.

14. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads - A) Using the Sections Database
2. In the Ribbon toolbar, select the Specification
tab and then click on the Database > USA (Country)
> Rolled Steel (Kind).

15. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads - A) Using the Sections Database
3. In the Section Profile Tables
dialog, click on the W Shape
group and then enter the
following information:
• Select Beam: W14X873
• Material: Steel
• Type Specification: ST (Single
Section from Table)
Then, click Add.

16. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads - A) Using the Sections Database
4. In the Section Profile Tables
dialog, click on the W Shape
group and then enter the
following information:
• Select Beam: W14X808
• Material: Steel
• Type Specification: ST (Single
Section from Table)
Then, click Add.

17. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads - A) Using the Sections Database
5. In the Section Profile Tables
dialog, click on the HSS Rectangle
group and then enter the following
information:
• Select Beam: HSST24X12X0.75
• Material: Steel
Then, click Add.

18. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads - A) Using the Sections Database
6. In In the Section Profile Tables
dialog, click on the Angle group
and then enter the following
information:
• Select Beam: L40356
• Material: Steel
Then, click Add.

19. Ch2. Section 1: Modeling Loads - A) Using the Sections Database
7. Assign the W14X30 section to
the steel beams by following the
steps indicated below:
• Select Beam: L40356
• Material: Steel
Then, click Add.