New 2005 Features

• ASCE 7-02 Wind and Unbalanced (Drift) Snow Loading
• Implementation of Canadian Seismic (NBCC 1995), Canadian Wood (CAN/CSA 086) and Canadian Aluminum (CAN/CSA S157-2001) codes
• AISC Design Guide 11 - Floor Vibrations
• AISC Design Guide 2 - Web Openings
• Expanded composite deck database with more vendors
• Integration with DESCON for design of bracing and seismic (FEMA 350) connections
• Depicting Sectionwizard profiles graphically in STAAD
• Floor/Area Loading on any inclined plane without using "dummy" plates
• Automatic wall-slab interface with proper boundary connectivity
• Design columns, beams, slabs, walls, joists and connections in one integrated environment

Model Generation

• Change load parameters by simply double-clicking on the member
• Fireproofing on columns, beams and braces
• Auto-meshing of complex slab systems. Automatically refines the mesh if columns or openings or wall lines are added.
• Dynamic auto-scaling of all force diagrams while zooming
• Addition of timber database with species
• New joist tables and castellated beams added

Load Types and Generation

·         New IBC 2003 code for automatic distribution of seismic loads

·         New loading pages for simple application of complex loading patterns

·         New floor load generator which automatically updates the pressure distribution if the floor changes. Also, allows for elimination of floor members and creation of floor groups.

·         Automatically reduces the live loads dubbed as Live Load or Roof Live Load as per UBC/IBC

·         Automatic load combination generator and editor to define custom load combinations

·         Wind loading on open lattice structures

Dynamic Analysis

• UBC 94, 97 and IBC 2000 and IBC 2003 supported
• Calculation of maximum base shear for time history loading
• Scale factors for ground acceleration for time history loading
• Response Spectrum
• Time History Analysis with blast loading and multiple arrival times for multiple vibrational sources
• Harmonic Load Generator 
• Combination of Dynamic Forces with Static Loading for subsequent Design
• Missing mass for response spectrum load cases
• Logarithmic interpolation for spectra
• Modal damping for time history and spectrum
• Composite damping to specify damping ratio for each member/element
• Base shear calculation includes direction factors
• Extraction of Frequency and Mode Shapes
• Modal Damping Ratio for Individual Modes

Design Codes

• New shear connections added to the connection library
• Design of face-to-face double channels
• Design of open web joists and joist girders with complete SJI tables
• Design of non-composite castellated beams
• Design of angles about the principal or geometric axis

 ·         More dynamic outputs reported in grid table format

 Overview

• “Concurrent Engineering” based user environment for model development, analysis, design, visualization and verification
• Full range of analysis including static, P-delta, response spectrum, time history, cable (linear and non-linear), buckling and steel, concrete and timber design included with no extra charge
• Object-oriented intuitive 2D/3D graphical model generation
• Pull down menus, floating tool bars, tool tip help
• Quick data input through property sheets and spreadsheets
• Customizable structural templates for creating a model
• Complete support of VBA macros for customization
•  Supports truss and beam members, plates, solids, linear and non-linear cables and curvilinear beams
• Advance automatic load generation facilities for wind, area, floor and moving loads
• Flexible zoom, pan and multiple views
• Isometric and perspective views 3D shapes
• Toggle display of loads, supports, properties, joints, members, etc.
• Built-in command file editor
• Copy &paste through clipboard
• Simple command language
• State-of-the-art graphical pre and post processors
• Rectangular/cylindrical coordinate systems with mix and match capabilities
• Joint, member/element, mesh generation with flexible user- controlled numbering scheme
• Efficient algorithm minimizes disk space requirements
• FPS, metric or SI units
• Presentation quality printer plots of geometry and results as part of run output

• Script style programming language to extract data and execute external software

          Performs multiple analysis in the same run

• STAAD.Pro was developed by practicing engineers for practicing engineers around the globe. It has evolved over 20 years and is constantly guided by a premier industry-based steering committee. For static, dynamic, P-delta, non-linear, buckling or cable analysis, STAAD.Pro is the industry standard.
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