Aisc 360 - Staad Design Param
Aisc 360 - Staad Design Param
Aisc 360 - Staad Design Param
AXIS1 1 (AISC 360‐05 edition only ‐ See
Note 1 below)
1 = Design single angles
for bending based on
principle axis.
2 = Design single angles
for bending based on
geometric axis.
BEAM 1.0 0.0 = design at ends and those
locations specified by the SECTION
command.
1.0 = design at ends and at every
1/12th point along member length.
CAN 0 0 = deflection check based on the
principle that maximum deflection
occurs within the span between DJ1
and DJ2.
1 = deflection check based on the
principle that maximum deflection
is of the cantilever type (see note 2
on Table 2.1)
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program. Any other value will be
directly used in the design. See
Note 2 below.
CSPACING 12 in Spacing between connectors in
current length units. Refer to
Section E6.1 and E6.2 of AISC 360.
DFF none "Deflection Length" / Maximum
(mandatory for allowable local deflection
deflection
check)
DJ1 Start Joint of Joint No. denoting starting point for
member calculation of "Deflection
Length" (see note 1 on Table 2.1)
DJ2 End Joint of Joint No. denoting end point for
member calculation of "Deflection
Length" (see note 1 on Table 2.1)
DMAX 1000.0 mm Maximum allowable depth for
member selection.
DMIN 0.0 mm Minimum allowable depth for
member selection.
FU 400 MPa Ultimate strength of steel.
FYLD 250 MPa Yield strength of steel.
KX 1.0 K value for flexural‐torsional
buckling.
KY 1.0 K value in local y‐axis.
KZ 1.0 K value in local z‐axis.
LX Member Length for flexural‐torsional
Length buckling
LY Member Length to calculate slenderness ratio
Length for buckling about local y‐axis.
LZ Member Length to calculate slenderness ratio
Length for buckling about local z‐axis.
MAIN 200 Allowable slenderness limit for
compression members.
METHOD LRFD Used to specify LRFD or ASD design
methods.
NSF 1.0 Net Section Factor for tension
members, equal to An/Ag,used to
account for reduction in section
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used for tension checks (clause B
4.3b.) combined with the SLF
parameter to determine the rupture
strength. (see also SLF parameter)
PROFILE Used in member selection. Refer to
Section 5.48.1 for details.
RATIO 1.0 Permissible ratio of actual load to
allowable strength.
SLF 1.0 Shear Lag Factor, value ‘U’ normally
taken from table D3.1, combined
with the NSF parameter to
determine the Net Effective Area
used to calculate the section rupture
strength. (see also NSF parameter)
SNUG 0 Type of connection for the built‐up
members:
0 = Bolted snug‐tight
1 = Welded or
pretensioned bolts
STP 1.0 Section Type to determine
Fr (compression residual stress in
flange)
1.0 = Rolled section (Fr =
10 ksi)
2.0 = Welded section
(Fr= 16.5 ksi)
0 = Suppress all member
capacities
1 = Print all member
capacities
2 = Print full member
design details
UNB Member Unsupported length of the bottom
Length flange for calculating flexural
strength. Will be used only if
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compression is in the bottom flange.
See Note 3 below.
UNT Member Unsupported length of the top
Length flange for calculating flexural
strength. Will be used only if
compression is in the top flange. See
Note 3 below.
Notes
1. The AXIS parameter is only used by AISC 360‐05. AISC 360‐10 designs angles
about the principle axes only.
2. Non‐default values of CB must be re‐entered before every subsequent CHECK
CODE or SELECT command.
3. Top and Bottom represent the positive and negative side of the local Y axis (local
Z axis if SET Z UP is used).
4. For a description of the deflection check parameters DFF, DJ1, DJ2 see the Notes
section of Table 2.1 of this manual.
5. NSF is the Net Section Factor as used in most of the Steel Design Codes of
STAAD. It is defined as the Ratio of ‘Net cross section area’ / ‘Gross section area’
for tension member design. The default value is 1.0. For the AISC 360 code, it is
described in section D.3.2.
6. SLF is the Shear Lag Factor, as used in Section D.3.3 of the AISC 360‐05 code.
This factor is used to determine the Effective Net Area by multiplying this factor
with Net Area of the cross section. Please refer to Table D3.1 of the 360 code for a
list of acceptable SLF values. In STAAD, the default value for SLF is 1.0. The
Effective Net Area is used to determine the Tensile Strength for Tensile rupture
in the Net Section, as per equation D.2.2.
7. To summarize, the “Gross Area” (Ag) is multiplied by NSF to get the “Net
Area” (An) of the section. The “Net Area” (An) is again multiplied by SLF to get
the “Effective Net Area” (Ae) of the section.
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