SAD Lab Workbook

Excercise No. 1: Analysis and design of a 2D steel truss

Date : Roll No. :
Marks : Name :
Facultys Signature : Computer Id. :

Aim
To determine the support reactions and joint displacements for the truss; and design the
members as per Indian Standards.
Problem Description
Analyse and design the truss given in Figure 1.1 using STAAD. Pro.

Figure 1.1. 2D Truss
Attribute Data
Member properties Members 1 to 13: TUB30302.6 (Indian)
Material Constants Modulus of Elasticity: 2.0510
8
, Poisson's Ratio: 0.3,
Density: 76.8195 kN/m
3
, Alpha: 1.210
-5
, Damp: 0.03
Supports Node 1: Pinned
Node 3: Fixed but FX, MZ
Loads Loading 1: Vertical Load
Joint loads at nodes 2, 4, 5: 100 kN (down)
Analysis Type Linear Elastic
Steel Design Consider load case 1: Vertical Load
Code: Indian Code IS800:2007
Net section factor (NSF) for all members: 0.85
K value (KY) in Y-axis for members 2, 4: 1.2
Permissible ratio (RATIO) of actual to allowable stress for
all members: 0.9
Beam parameter (BEAM) for all members: 0


4b m
20.8b m
100 kN 100 kN 100 kN
y
x
1
2
3 4 5
6
7
8
10
1 2
3 4 5 6
7 8
9
11
12
13
a = |Last digit Second
last digit of your
Roll no.|
b = |a 5|
b 1 and b 5
2

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Analysis Results
Support Reactions
Joint Fx Fy
1
3

Joint Displacements
Joint
Horizontal
X (mm)
Vertical
Y (mm)
2
4
5
6
7
8

Member Forces
Member Axial (kN)
3
4
6
8
10
13

Design Results
Code Checking
Member Table/Section Result/Fx
Critical
Condition/My
Ratio/Mz Loading/Location
1
2
5
7
9
11
12