Week 1 Challenge

1. Open the STAAD pro software and locate the share option available on the introduction screen. After clicking on the share button, select send mail option.

2.

• Select the Materials page in the Analytical Modeling page control bar.
• In the Material - Whole Structure dialog Isotropic tab, click Create.
• Type a Title to identify the material.

3. Plot the appropriate diagram and take a picture of it by clicking the Take Picture icon.

4.

• Box modeling.
• Polygon modeling.
• Nurbs and curve modeling.
• Digital 3D sculpting.
• Photogrammetry.
• Simulation.
• Procedural modeling.
• Boolean modeling

5. Select the Material tool in the Assign properties group on the Member ribbon tab. The Assign material dialog opens. Select the Source for the material definition. Catalog - Used to select one of the included STAAD.Pro material definitions.

2. 1. Name any six design parameter involved in RCC design.

Six design parameters - Ultimate tensile strength of steel - FU

YIELD STRENGTH OF STEEL - FY

EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR - Kx Ky Kz

LENGTH FOR TORSIONAL BUCKLING - LX Ly LZ

Allowable L / R in comprssion - MAIN

Max allowable local deflection - DFF

2. What are the different cursor types available in STAAD Pro?

Different type of cursor - Node cursor Beam cusor Plate cursor SOLID cursor

3. How will you generate different views for a model? State the steps involved.

GOTO VIEWS - select different views front top side views etc

4. 4. Explain the procedure to define a “Simply Supported” condition in STAAD Pro

Supports - assign pinned support or fixed but and release degrees of freedom

5. Name any five topics that you will include while creating DBR.

INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT

STRUCTURAL LAYOUT

LOAD AND LOAD COMBINATION

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODOLOGY

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

6. Describe the term “Multi material design” of STAAD Pro.

STEEL

CONCRETE

ALUMINIIUM

TIMBER

COMPOSITE STRUCTURE

3 1. Name the structure systems in STAAD Pro? Explain each system?

SPACE

PLANE

FRAME

TRUSS

2. Explain the coordinate system adopted in STAAD Pro software.

X Y Z values are entered in coordinate system

3. Elaborate DBR and its uses.

INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT

STRUCTURAL LAYOUT

LOAD AND LOAD COMBINATION

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODOLOGY

QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN

4. Explain the different types of analysis options in STAAD pro.

PERFORM ANALYSIS

P DELTA ANALYSIS

PUSH OVER ANALYSIS

NON LINEAR ANALYSIS

BUCKLING ANALYSIS ETC

5. Explain the difference between Fixed and Fixed But condition

ALL SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM IS RESTRAINED

SOME OF DEGREES OF FREEDOM IS RELEASED