Tutorial 2 2-51

6. Load 1 contains an additional load component, the member loads

on members 2 and 5. However, notice that the load values are
listed in the beginning of this tutorial in kg and meter units. Rather
than convert those values to the current input units, we will
conform to those units. The current input units, which we last set
while specifying Density, are KN and METER. We have to change
the force unit to Kilogram.

STAAD has a limitation in that one cannot change the units while
editing load cases. If we attempt to, the following message will be
displayed.

Figure 2. 49

Click on OK. Close the Add New Load Items dialog box. Then, go
to the Setup Page as shown below (or any other page).

Figure 2. 50