Analysis Capabilities
Static, P-Delta, Non-Linear Analyses
- Linear, P-Delta analysis
- Non-linear analysis with automatic load and stiffness correction
- Multiple analysis in same run
- True curvilinear beams (not piecewise linear)
- Plate elements contain extra “drilling” degree of freedom
- Tapered tubular cross-sections such as hexagonal, octagonal, etc. (excellent for poles)
- Unidirectional support (compression-only/tension-only supports) for generation of soil springs
- Master/slave capabilities
- I-beam warping end restraint added as an option for torsional stiffness
- Buckling analysis
- Plate elements consider inclined supports
- Member and spring specification
- Fixed, pinned and spring supports with releases. Also Inclined Supports
- Automatic spring support generator for mat foundations
- Active/Inactive members for load-dependent structures
- Compression-only and tension-only members, multi-linear (non-linear) spring supports
- CIMSTEEL interface
- 3D beam stress manager for calculation of combined stresses on a member
- Member tension command can be used with IBC/UBC load generator
- Determine stresses and forces along any cut line through a group of plates by cutting with a plane
- Elbows (curved beams with pipe sections) can be modeled with an internal pressure
- Multi-linear spring curves can be assigned to elastic or plate mats
- Beam, truss, tapered beam, shell/plate bending/plane stress and 8-noded solid elements
- Full and partial moment releases (excellent for steeel frames where releases defined by springs are hard to determine)
- Nonlinear cable members for cables
- P-Delta analysis enabled for plates
- New automated bridge loader to calculate 3D influence surfaces, traffic lanes, critical vehicle loading positions, etc. (optional)
- Influence area reported for spring supports for elastic mats
- Warnings for “load losses” due to poorly defined beam releases
- Enhanced solid stress contour definition for brick elements
Dynamic Analysis
- UBC 94, 97 and IBC 2000 and IBC 2003 supported
- Calculation of maximum base shear for time history loading
- Scale factors for ground acceleration for time history loading
- Response Spectrum
- Time History Analysis with blast loading and multiple arrival times for multiple vibrational sources
- Harmonic Load Generator
- Combination of Dynamic Forces with Static Loading for subsequent Design
- Missing mass for response spectrum load cases
- Logarithmic interpolation for spectra
- Modal damping for time history and spectrum
- Composite damping to specify damping ratio for each member/element
- Base shear calculation includes direction factors
- Extraction of Frequency and Mode Shapes
- Modal Damping Ratio for Individual Modes
- Generate floor spectra from time history
STAAD.Pro News
STAAD Foundation Advanced Webinar
Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:00 EDT
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Únase a nosotros para un seminario web gratuito. Aprenda más acerca de STAAD Foundation Advanced, la solución única para el diseño de cimentaciones (fundaciones) de Bentley. Este software estructural se ha aplicado a una amplia gama de tipos de cimentación, desde las zapatas simples aisladas y/o combinadas, hasta las losas, cabezales y pilas.
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
Seminar on Structural Analysis and Design in Kolkata
Wed, 22 May 2013 12:18:00 EDT
You are invited to attend the upcoming Bentley Seminar on Structural Analysis and Design at The Park Hotel, Kolkata, on May 29, 2013.
This event is aimed at showcasing Bentley's latest technology offerings for the structural design, analysis, and project documentation and collaboration.
Bentley's Structural Roadshow Seminar Series.
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:42:00 EDT
Today's structural engineers must strategically support the entire lifecycle of structural projects - buildings, plants, bridges - constructed from a wide variety of materials, including reinforced concrete, structural steel, and metal work. You need to collaborate across your whole project team to productively deliver the most accurate, efficient, and safe infrastructure projects. And that's what you do best.
Half-day, Complimentary Technical Seminars Featuring Bentley's Structural Software for Analysis, Design, Detailing, and Documentation.
June:- Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Charlotte
July:- Salt Lake City, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Calgary
August and September:- Kansas City, Indianapolis, Dallas, Houston
October:- Chicago, Toronto, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia
STAAD.Pro V8i SS4 released
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:53:00 EDT
A new version of STAAD.Pro SS4 has been released which has undergone extensive regression testing. It includes two new features of enhanced SRSS and ABS Combinations and Connection Tags and 59 additional fixes and updates. Further details are available on the BE Communities site.
STAAD.Pro Japanese Online Help Docs
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:22:00 EDT
The latest version of the STAAD.Pro V8i documentation has been translated into Japanese and is now available to download from the Bentley SELECT server.