Structure Rotation and Member Orientation Problems
Hi there,Really hope someone out there has managed to crack this one..In my STAAD Pro model I am required to rotate the whole structure around a specific member/line. This I can quite easily accomplish...
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RE: Structure Rotation and Member Orientation Problems
Please refer to the chapter number 1.5.3 in the Technical Reference Manual. It shows the relationship between Global Axis system and Local Axis system . It follows the Right Hand Thumb rule. The moment...
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RE: How are MpM and MpN calculated in RAM connection?
This is how we calculate the bearing moments when the bearing length is smaller than the bearing distance (this case isn’t in Design Guide 1, but we are just using basic forces equilibrium):σ= Concrete...
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View ArticleHow MpM, MpN, Mstrip are calculated in RAM connection?
Dear engineers,I'm checking the calculation for anchor bolt base plate connection. My client has sent me this calculation generated by RAM Connection. But there is no formulas shown in it.RAM...
View ArticleRE: How are MpM and MpN calculated in RAM connection?
This might help too:communities.bentley.com/.../biaxial-analysis-of-general-shaped-base-plates.aspx
View ArticleParametric Modeling
If I have one model that has several parametric models associated with it, how can I view the entire model in a 3D rendering. Do I have to go through the whole meshing process first? For example I...
View ArticleRE: Natural frequencies of a wáter tank
Hi,Please see this Forum thread:communities.bentley.com/.../18180.aspxAlso you may find useful this FAQ page:communities.bentley.com/.../2044.aspx
View ArticleRAM Connection v8.0.1.34 - Design Status shows OK despite 50% overstress
I noticed in my model that it says several connections are OK, but then the unit ratio is up to 50% overstressed! Is this an adjustable setting or an error? The connections happen to be direct welded...
View ArticleRE: RAM Connection v8.0.1.34 - Design Status shows OK despite 50% overstress
Yep that was it, I guess I'm still getting used to the program. I knew there was a "for the controlling combination" button for stress ratios but I didn't realize there was a separate one for...
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RE: Natural frequencies of a wáter tank
Generally, the codes used for Earthquake Resistant design provides the process to calculate approximate natural time periods. If you look into IS:1893-1984 code, you can see the code is providing you...
View ArticleNatural frequencies of a wáter tank
How can I get the natural frequencies of the wáter tank? I have to enter the seismic parameters. But I don´t know how can I get the period in the X direction and the period in the Z direction.
View ArticleRAM Connection v8.0.1.34 - Internal Design Error in Connection
I created a custom base plate connection and tried to apply it to a column base node and I got the following error:"[Error] No connections could be assigned to joint "Node(340) -...
View ArticleRE: RAM Connection v8.0.1.34 - Internal Design Error in Connection
This is a program defect in v8.0.1.34 that will be resolved in a future release. If other users encounter this issue and a solution is needed before the next release, please contact us for assistance.
View ArticleRE: Understanding Stresses
Since the mesh is triangular in which case local axes of the elements are oriented in all different directions, it may make more sense to check the max von mises stress and see if that seems to be OK....
View ArticleOpenSTAAD - Create PropertyFromUserTable
Dear all,I am having problems in assignig properties creating from User Profile Tables (UPT) inside an excel VBA project developed for a dedicated structure.Pratically I already created UPT Tables in...
View ArticleRE: OpenSTAAD - Create PropertyFromUserTable
Hi,Make sure that the data type of each variable is specified correctly in the VBA code. Data type for member number and property should be specified as Long. I have used the following function in my...
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