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STAAD or (STAAD.Pro) is a structural

analysis and design software application
originally developed by Research
Engineers International in 1997. In late
2005, Research Engineers International
was bought by Bentley Systems.[1][2]
STAAD.Pro is one of the most widely used

structural analysis and design software
products worldwide. It supports over 90
international steel, concrete, timber &
aluminium design codes.
It can make use of various forms of

analysis from the traditional static analysis
to more recent analysis methods like p-
delta analysis, geometric non-linear
analysis, Pushover analysis (Static-Non
Linear Analysis) or a buckling analysis. It
can also make use of various forms of
dynamic analysis methods from time
history analysis to response spectrum
analysis.The response spectrum analysis
feature is supported for both user defined
spectra as well as a number of
international code specified spectra.
Additionally, STAAD.Pro is interoperable

with applications such as RAM
Connection, AutoPIPE, SACS and many
more engineering design and analysis
applications to further improve
collaboration between the different
disciplines involved in a project. STAAD
can be used for analysis and design of all
types of structural projects from plants,
buildings, and bridges to towers, tunnels,
metro stations, water/wastewater
treatment plants and more.
Important Features
Analytical Modeling
Analytical model can be created using the

ribbon-based user interface, by editing the
command file or by importing several
other files types like dxf, cis/2 etc. The
model geometry can even be generated
from the data of macro-enabled
applications (like Microsoft Excel,
Microstation etc.) by using Macros.
Physical Modeling
Physical modeling has been a significant
feature included in the program.
STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler takes
advantage of physical modeling to simplify
modeling of a structure, which in turn
more accurately reflects the process of
building a model. Beams and surfaces are
placed in the model on the scale of which
they would appear in the physical world. A
column may span multiple floors and a
surface represents an entire floor of a
building, for example. A joint is then
generated anywhere two physical objects
meet in the model (as well as at the free
ends of cantilevered members, for
convenience).
STAAD Building Planner
STAAD Building Planner is a module that

enables seamless generation of building
models that can be analyzed and designed
thereafter in the program itself. Operations
like defining geometry, making changes in
the geometric specifications are matters
of only few clicks in this workflow.
Steel AutoDrafter
Steel AutoDrafter workflow extracts planar

drawings and material take-off from a
structural steel model prepared in
STAAD.Pro. It produces excellent quality
plans at any level and sections in any of
the orthogonal directions.
STAAD.Beava
The general philosophy governing the

design of bridges is that, subject to a set
of loading rules and constraints, the worst
effects due to load application should be
established and designed against. The
process of load application can be
complex as governing rules can impose
interdependent parameters such as loaded
length on a lane, lane factors, and load
intensity. To obtain the maximum design
effects, engineers have to try many
loading situations on a trial and error
basis.
This leads to the generation of many live

load application instances (and a large
volume of output data) that then must be
combined with dead load and other
effects, as well. Bridge Deck is used to
minimize the load application process
while complying with national code
requirements.
The program is based on the use of

influence surfaces, which are generated by
STAAD.Pro as part of the loading process.
An influence surface for a given effect on
a bridge deck relates its value to
movement of a unit load over the point of
interest. The influence surface is a three-
dimensional form of an influence line for a
single member (or, in other words, it is a
2D influence function).
STAAD.Pro will automatically generate

influence surfaces for effects such as
bending moments for elements, deflection
in all the degrees of freedom of nodes, and
support reactions. The user then instruct
the program to utilize the relevant
influence surfaces and, with due regards
to code requirements, optimize load
positions to obtain the maximum desired
effects.
Advanced Concrete Design
The Advanced Concrete Design workflow

provides direct access for STAAD.Pro
models to leverage the power of the RCDC
application. This is a standalone
application, which is operated outside the
STAAD.Pro environment, but requires a
model and results data from a suitable
analysis. The model should typically be
formed from beams and columns (plates
are currently not supported). RCDC can be
used to design the following objects: Pile
Caps, Footings, Columns and walls,
Beams, Slabs.
As the projects progresses, each design

created in RCDC is retained and displayed
when RCDC is re-entered, so that previous
designs can be recalled and/or continued.
Detailed drawings and BBS of excellent
quality can be generated as required and
they are quite ready to be sent for
execution.
Advanced Slab Design

The STAAD.Pro Advanced Slab Design
workflow is an integrated tool that works
from within the STAAD.Pro environment.
Concrete slabs can be defined, and the
data can be transferred to RAM Concept.
The data passed into RAM Concept
includes the geometry, section and
material properties, loads and
combination information, and analysis
results.
Earthquake Mode
Eurocode 8: Part 1 contains specific

requirements and recommendations for
building structures that are to be
constructed in seismic regions.
Essentially, these fundamental
requirements have been provided to
ensure that the structures can sustain the
seismic loads without collapse and also –
where required– avoid suffering
unacceptable damage and can continue to
function after an exposure to a seismic
event. This STAAD.Pro workflow is used to
check if the structure conforms to the
basic geometric recommendations made
in Eurocode 8 (EC8). This workflow is in
addition to the normal post-processing
workflow which gives the various analysis
results. These checks are intended to give
you a "feel" for the structure and are not
mandatory to proceed to the design phase.
OpenSTAAD Macro Editor
OpenSTAAD is a library of exposed

functions enabling engineers access
STAAD.Pro’s internal functions and
routines as well as its graphical
commands. With OpenSTAAD, one can use
VBA macros to perform such tasks as
automating repetitive modeling or post-
processing tasks or embedding
customized design routines. Following an
open architecture paradigm, OpenSTAAD
was built using ATL, COM, and COM+
standards as specified by Microsoft. This
allows OpenSTAAD to be used in a macro
application like Microsoft Excel or
Autodesk AutoCAD. OpenSTAAD can also
be used to link STAAD data to Web-based
applications using ActiveX, HTML, and
ASP. Through the in-built Macro Editor, one
can leverage the functionalities of
OpenSTAAD and automate the analysis
and design workflows, thereby eliminating
the chance of occurrence of potential
errors due to manual intervention and
reducing the required time for execution of
the whole workflow (as compared to the
manual execution time), to a large extent.
References
1. "3D Structural Analysis and Design
Software - STAAD.Pro" . Bentley.com.
Retrieved 2016-07-27.
2. [1]
External links
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STAAD

This article needs additional citations for

STAAD or (STAAD.Pro) is a structural

STAAD.Pro is one of the most widely used

It can make use of various forms of

Additionally, STAAD.Pro is interoperable

Analytical model can be created using the

STAAD Building Planner is a module that

Steel AutoDrafter workﬂow extracts planar

The general philosophy governing the

This leads to the generation of many live

The program is based on the use of

STAAD.Pro will automatically generate

Advanced Concrete Design

The Advanced Concrete Design workﬂow

As the projects progresses, each design

Advanced Slab Design

Eurocode 8: Part 1 contains speciﬁc

OpenSTAAD Macro Editor

OpenSTAAD is a library of exposed

Last edited 4 months ago by Debop…

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