STAAD.Pro

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.

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.

Course Objectives:

• The course will cover all the steps involved in structural analysis & designing of concrete & steel. This course will introduce one to STAAD.Pro’s state of the art user interface, prevailing analysis and design engines with a sophisticated finite element (FEM), visualization tools, and dynamic analysis capabilities. 
• Some of the features that we focus in training include:
• Model Generation: Generation of an interactive menu-driven model with concurrent 3D display 2D & 3D graphics generation using rectangular or polar coordinate systems Segments of repetitive geometry used to generate complex structural models. 
• Model Verification: 2D/3D drawings on screen and printer/plotter full 3D shapes for frames, elements Isometric or any rotations for full 3D viewing.
• Static Analysis: 2D/3D analysis on the basis of state-of-the-art Matrix method to handle extremely large work. Linear, non-linear, p-delta analysis with automatic load & stiffness correction. 
• Dynamic/Seismic Analysis: Mass modelling, frequency, and mode shape Response spectrum extraction, analysis of time history Modal damping ratio for individual models.
• Secondary Analysis: Finite element capabilities, concrete design, steel design, and timber design. Forces & displacements at sections between nodes. 

Learning Outcomes: 

• Student will be able to complete object-oriented instinctive 2D/3D graphic model generation. 
• Student will learn to use pull-down menus, tool-tip help, and floating toolbars. • Student will be able for carrying out flexible zooms and multiple views. 
• Student will know to make isometric & perspective views and 3D shapes. 
• Student will know the use of simple command language and built-in command file editor.
• Student will learn how to generate graphics/text input. 
• Student will be able to do efficient algorithm that will minimize disk space requirements.
• Student will learn to take presentation quality printer plots of geometry and results as part of the run output.
• Student will be able to perform accurate and numerically efficient plate/shell element incorporating out-of-plane shear & in-plane rotation; automatic element mesh generation; comprehensive element stress output including in-plane stresses, out-of-plane shear, bending & principal stresses at nodal, as well as, user-specified points.
• Student will learn how to achieve user-specified design parameters to customize a design. Student will know to perform code check, member selection and optimized member selection consisting of analysis/design cycles.
• Student will be able to design concrete beams/columns/slabs/footings as per all major