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Table of Contents
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Introduction.. Creating A New Structure Generating the Model Geometry.. Saving the Structure. Specifying Supports.. Specifying Loads... Command File Specifying Materials.. Printing Member Information Performing Analysis.. Generating Post Analysis Report... Running Analysis.. Viewing the Output File and Interpreting Results.. Viewing Animated Deflected Shape of the Truss... 2 3 4 6 7 11 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 26
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1. Introduction:
STAAD.Pro is software for STructural Analysis and Design from Research Engineers International (www.reiworld.com) STAAD.Pro is used to generate a model of a truss, which can be analyzed using the same software. After modeling and analysis is completed, the Graphical User Interface (GUI) can also be used to view the results graphically. In this manual, example 5-7 from Applied Statics and Strength of Materials book (3 rd/4th Edition- Leonard Spiegel and George F. Limbrunner) is solved using STAAD.Pro. The first section of this manual explains how to model the truss shown below.
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Hinge Support
Roller Support
In the second section, after analyzing the model, support reaction and member forces are printed. Using the animation capabilities of STAAD.Pro, a visualization of the deflected shape of the truss is obtained.
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Note: Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the toolbars (icons) loaded in the current session of STAAD. Click on View>Toolbars and check all boxes to import all toolbars. Please note that the position of a certain toolbar may be different on your screen. Also, the job info in the right side window is optional.
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1. Click here
for FRONT view
Click #3,12
Click #5,11
Click #7,10
* After 13, press and hold Control key and then click on #14
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3.2 To view the node and beam numbers Click View> Structure Diagrams and select Labels tab Or Click here
1. Make sure that you are in the Labels tab. 2. Check the Node numbers, Beam numbers and Load values checkboxes.
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5. Specifying supports
Click on General tab on the left side and click on support tab.
3. Click on Create.
1. Click on Add.
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1. Highlight Support 2
3. Click on Assign
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3. A roller support is a fixed support without these reactions. So we have to release these reactions. Check these boxes.
4. Click on Create.
1. Click on Add. Or if you have closed this dialogue box in the previous step again click on General and Supports tab.
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3. Click on Assign.
2. Click on Close
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6. Specifying Loads:
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1. Click on Nodal.
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Again Click on Nodal and repeat this procedure for 8 kips and 10 kips load.
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Click on Close.
If the forces and arrowheads look smaller, you may change the scale by which a force is being represented. Click on View> Structure Diagrams and in the scales tab change the point force scale to 1kip per foot.
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7. Command File:
Command file is a history file which records all procedures you have done while designing a truss problem. When an analysis is run, this command file is executed. Please click on Edit Edit Input file to see the contents. Command file and the Graphical User Interface are bi-directional, which means if you make any changes in command file, your truss model will be updated automatically. Any standard text editor such as Notepad or Textpad can also be used to create the command file, but the build in editor of STAAD.Pro offers the advantage of syntax checking as we type the commands.
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8. Specifying Materials:
2. Click on Database
3. Select American.
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3. Select L40308.
2. Click on Assign.
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The axial force in member 1 is 9.43 kips. Tensile or compressive?? Lets have a quick look at our model.
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Positive direction
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Member 1 is defined as FROM 1 TO 2. Hence the positive direction of axis is FROM 1 TO 2. At joint 1, force is positive. (Directed towards 2) and at joint 2, force is negative, (directed towards 1) Hence, the force in member 1 is compressive.
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2. Check Deflection.
3. Specify these values. You can play with these values to obtain different intermediate shapes as well as speeds. 4. Hit F12 for a full screen display. Press F12 again to return back to normal screen.
End of file
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