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Cable Member
Cable Member
STAAD PLANE
Every input has to start with the word STAAD. The word PLANE signifies that the
structure is a plane frame (2-D) structure.
SET NL 4
This structure has to be analysed for 3 primary load cases. Consequently, the
modeling of our problem requires us to define 3 sets of data, with each set
containing a load case and an associated analysis command. To accommodate
these requirements, it is necessary to have 2 commands, one called SET NL and the
other called CHANGE. The SET NL command is used above to indicate the total
number of primary load cases that the file contains. The CHANGE command will
come in later (after the PERFORM ANALYSIS command).
UNIT KIP FT
JOINT COORD
1 0 0 0 ; 2 10 0 0 ; 3 20 0 0 ; 4 10 15 0
Joint coordinates of nodes 1 to 4 are specified. As the structure is a plane frame, the
Z coordinates are all the same, namely, 0.0.
MEMB INCI
114;224;334
The connectivity of the members (the 2 nodes between which each member is
connected) is specified above.
UNIT INCH
MEMB PROP AMERICAN
1 3 PRIS YD 1.0 ZD 1.0
2 TA ST W8x18
The cable members are defined as having a rectangular cross section (1.0 inches X
1.0 inches). The vertical member is assigned a W8X18 section from the American
steel table.
MEMBER CABLE
1 3 TENSION 50.0
CONST
E STEEL ALL
POISSON STEEL ALL
The material constants, namely, Modulus of Elasticity, and Poisson's ratio, are
specified. The value assigned happens to be the built-in default value for steel.
SUPPORT
1 3 PINNED
2 FIXED
LOAD 1
JOINT LOAD
4 FX 0.01
Load case 1 happens to be a 10 pound force along the global X direction at node 4.
In order to instruct STAAD to analyse structures having cable members using the
non-linear analysis approach, the command required is PERFORM CABLE ANALYSIS.
The SAGMIN parameter is specified as having a value of 0.0 to account for full sag E
reduction. The static equilibrium report is sought using the keywords PRINT STATICS
CHECK.
CHANGE
The CHANGE command restores the original structure to prepare it for the analysis
for the next primary load case.
LOAD 2
JOINT LOAD
4 FX 40.0
Load case 2 consists of a 40 kip force along the global X direction at node 4.
LOAD 3
JOINT LOAD
4 FX 46.3
Load case 3 consists of a 46.3 kip force along the global X direction at node 4.
In a multiple analysis sequence like the one above, by default, only the last
specified load case is "active" at any given stage. The above command restores all
load cases to the "active" state for further processing.
FINISH