Civil Engineering Software, Training and Consultancy
Civil Engineering Software, Training and Consultancy
One of the major steps in design of steel structures in STAAD Pro is defining the Design Parameters.
Two types of parameters we need to define while designing steel structures. One set is used for strength design of structures and another for serviceability design. In strength design, we need to define the effective lengths of structural members with respect to their local bending axes as one of the parameters. Effective length of member in its local Z axis of bending is defined as LZ and in Y axis of bending it is defined as LY. Other parameters such as UNL or UNT & UNB can be considered same as LY OR one can refer to the respective Design Codes.
To find out the effective length of each and every member in STAAD is a tough job and time consuming too. And the definitions of these lengths may vary depending on the judgment of the person because he/she has to judge the lengths based on the geometry of the structure. The correct method to define these lengths would be based on the Bending Moment/Shear Force Diagram. One can judge the effective length of the member with respect to change in slope of Bending Moment Diagram.
What if we get such a tool, which can give the effective lengths of the members with accurate judgment???
Here is the tool developed by CE Intelsys to find out the effective lengths (LZ & LY) of the members based on their Bending Moment/Shear Force Diagram Pattern.
User required to analyse the structure, fill few information in the Excel Tool and click on the Create Parameters button. Parameters will be generated within few minutes and to a high level of accuracy. It reduces lot of efforts and time.
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Ammar Maaz. Structural Engineer; Free Lancer; Hyderabad, India.
Product using : STAAD Parameter Generator Tool.
Product Rating :
"Very useful and time saving tool especially when dealing with structures with numerous profiles."