DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF STEEL TRUSS USING STRUCTURE

WIZARD -HOWE ROOF TRUSS

1. Geometry Creation:

File New Project Select Truss Unit : Length =meters; Force=KN;

File Name=Steel Truss Next
Select Open Structure Wizard Finish.
Proto type Models Model type: Truss models Click Howe Roof and double click
on it.
X=Length=12.0m No. of bays (Span) =8
Y=Height=3.0m No. of bays=1
Z=Width= 0.0m Apply Close.
Transfer or merge this model to Staad Pro Click Yes OK Go to Front view
icon (first view).
Click Display Node to Node distance Check span length=12.0m.
Height of truss=3.0m. Click remove all node to node distance display.
2.Member Properties:
There are two options to choose property in steel design. If you are sure
about section click section Data base select Indian select
Angle ST(single section) from table ISA 100x75x6 Add close.
 If you are not sure about section ask programme to choose some section.
Click Define Assign profile Angle Add. In this problem we
select second option.
High light angle profile and select entire section Assign to selected
beams Assign yes Close.
De select the member.
3.Supports:

Normally in truss one end support is pinned and the other support is Roller
i.e. Fixed but.
Click SupportcreatePinnedAdd Fixed but (Roller support) Tick Fx

MzAdd. Click support 2 and select left support node Assign to

selected node AssignYes. Click support 3 and select right side support
node Assign to selected node Assign Yes Close.
De select the nodes and change to beam cursor..
Truss specification:
Select the entire Truss. Commands Member specifications Tick Truss
Assign to selected beam Assign Yes Close.
4.Loading :
Click Loads & specification Load case details Add. Primary Number
1: Loading type: Total load Add Close Click Load case 1 Add
Self weight Y Factor =-1 Add. Click Nodal Load Fy=-35 Add
Close. Highlight Fy=-35 and Select the node points on top of truss
Assign to selected nodes Assign Yes Close.
5. Analysis :

Click Analysis/print No print Add. Click post print Define

Commands Support Reactions Add Close.

6. Design :

Click Design Steel Design IS 800Commands Check codeAdd Take

offAdd. Highlight Check code & select entire truss Assign to selected

members Assign Yes Highlight Take off and select entire truss

Assign to selected members Assign yes Close.

Note: Save the File and Run the Program.

7. Analysis :

From Main Menu ` Analysis Run Analysis Done.

8. Result :

Go to post processing mode.

After Analysis, Check any member fail or not.
Select By specificationAll failed beams. If there is any m fail, then go to
Design Design commands SelectAdd.
Take offAddClose.
Highlight select and select entire truss Assign to selected beamAssignYes.
Highlight take off and select entire Truss
There will be no member fail.
Click Deflection:
Resultsview valueBeam resultsDisplacement Annotate. Remove the deflection
Close.
Click Axial Force Fx icon.
ResultsView valueBeam resultsAxial Force Check Ends Annotate.
To see the Ratio:
Post analysis. Click beam Unity check.
Note: If members of any section failed revise property of all sections.
To revise section/ Optimisation:
Design Commands Select Add.
Select means- Revise or optimize section-least section based on specification given by
code. After trial run of 1 & 2, copy the final design section in place of some angle
section .
Initially assumed and perform analysis. For this we asked the program to update the
section.
Command for Update the section:
After post processing
Result Update PropertiesYes.
Analysis Run Analysis.
When the two trial run of last analysis becomes equal quantity & no change, apply
group the members.
Select Bottom member- group 1
Select Top member -group 2
Select internal member-group 3
Command for group members:
Design CommandsGroupProperly specification by Ax (area) Add.
Sy Add. SzAdd.
Do the same command for 3 times for 3 groups.
Take offAssign.
Report:
Click Report set up.
Available Selected
Input Sections
Supports
Loadings
Output Deflection
Reactions
Ratio
Beam Force Details Summary Ok
Report Preview Report.