STAAD PRO V8i Technical Reference - Design Parameters

2.17.
8 Design Parameters Page 1 of 4
2.3.4 Design Parameters

Design per AISC 360‐05 and 360‐10 (Unified) specifications is requested by using the CODE
parameter. Other applicable parameters are summarized in the following Table. These
parameters communicate design decisions from the engineer to the program and thus
allow the user to control the design process to suit an application's specific needs.
The default parameter values have been selected such that they are frequently used
numbers for conventional design. Depending on the particular design requirements,
some or all of these parameter values may be changed to exactly model the physical
structure.
Table 2‐1: AISC 360‐05 and 360‐10 Design Parameters
Parameter Default
Description
Name Value
CODE AISC UNIFIED Used to designate this code (default is
the 2010 edition).
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2005
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
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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CB2 1.0 Coefficient Cb per Chapter F. If Cb is

set to 0.0, it will be calculated by the
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 buckling
Length
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 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)
TMAIN 300 Allowable slenderness limit for tension
members.
TRACK 0 Specifies the amount of detail
included in design output
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 compression is in
the bottom flange. See Note 3 below.
UNT Member Unsupported length of the top flange
Length 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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2.17.

8 Design Parameters Page 1 of 4

2.3.4 Design Parameters

AXIS1 1 (AISC 360‐05 edition only ‐ See Note 1

1 = Design single angles for

CB2 1.0 Coefficient Cb per Chapter F. If Cb is

1.0 = Rolled section (Fr = 10

0 = Suppress all member

1 = Print all member

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