STAAD.Pro Training Course

  Lecture -1 Introduction to STAAD Pro

·       History of STAAD Software

·       Method of Analysis

·       Three steps to reach your goal

·       Starting STAAD Pro

·       Creating New File

·       STAAD Pro Screen

·       Opening an Existing File

·       Closing a file

·       Existing STAAD Pro

·       Saving & Saving As

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Geometry

·       Understanding STAAD Pro Way

·       What are Nodes, Beams and Plates?

·       How things are done in the Input file?

·       Geometry Creation Methods

·      Practical Exercise

  Lecture -2 Geometry

·       Understanding STAAD Pro Way

·       What are Nodes, Beams and Plates?

·       How things are done in the Input file?

·       Geometry Creation Methods

·       Method 1: Using Structure Wizard

·       Things you can do in Structure Wizard

·       Method 2: Drafting the Geometry using Snap/Grid

·       Viewing

·       Selecting

·       Using Selecting While Viewing 3D Geometry

·       Method 3: Using Copy/Cut with Paste

·       Method 4: Using Spreadsheet (Excel) Copy and Paste

·       Method 5: Using DXF importing file function

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -3 Useful Function to Complete the Geometry

·       Introduction

·       Translational Repeat

·       Circular Repeat

·       Mirror

·       Rotate

·       Move

·       Insert Node

·       Add Beam Between Mid-Points

·       Add Beam by Perpendicular Intersection

·       Connect Beams along an Axis

·       Intersect Selected Members

·       Cut Section

·       Renumber

·       Delete

·       Undo/Redo

·       Zooming/Panning

·       Dimensioning

·       Pointing to Nodes, Beams, and Plates

·       Global and Local Coordinate System

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -4 Properties

·       Introduction

·       Property Types

·       Type 1: Prismatic

·       Viewing Cross-Section

·       Type 2: Built-In Steel Table

·       Type 3: Thickness

·       General Notes about Property Assigning

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -5 Constants, Supports, and Specifications

·       Introduction

·       Material Constants

·       Geometry Constant

·       Supports

·       How to Assign Supports

·       Editing Supports

·       Specifications

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -6 Loading

·       Introduction

·       How to Create Primary Load

·       Individual Loads: Introduction

·       Individual Loads: Selfweight

·       Individual Loads: Members Loads

·       Individual Loads: Area Load

·       Individual Loads: Floor Load

·       Individual Loads: Plate Loads

·       Individual Loads: Node Load

·       Individual Loads: Viewing & Editing

·       How to Create Manual Combinations

·       How to Create Automatic Combinations

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -7 Analysis

·       Introduction

·       Perform Analysis Command

·       P-Delta Analysis Command

·       Non-Linear Analysis Command

·       The Execution Command

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -8 Post Processing

·       Introduction

·       First Step

·       Node Displacement

·       Node Reactions

·       Beam Forces

·       Beam Stresses

·       Beam Graphs

·       Plate Contour

·       Plate Results Along Line

·       Animation

·       Reports

·       Other Ways: Double-Clicking a Beam

·       Other Ways: Double-Clicking a Plate

·       Workshop

·       Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -9 Concrete Design

·       Introduction

·       Modes of Concrete Design

·       Step 1: Job Info

·       Step 2: Creating Envelopes

·       Step 3: Creating Members

·       Step 4: Creating Briefs

·       Step 5: Creating Groups

·       Step 6: Design Modes

·       Step 7: Reading Results: Beam Main Layout

·       Step 8: Reading Results: Beam Main Rft

·       Step 9: Reading Results: Beam Shear Layout

·       Step 10: Reading Results: Beam Shear Rft

·       Step 11: Reading Results: Beam Drawing

·       Step 12: Reading Results: Column Main Layout

·       Step 13: Reading Results: Column Shear Layout

·       Step 14: Reading Results: Column Results

·       Step 15: Reading Results: Column Drawing

·       Step 16: Reading Results: Generating Design Reports

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -10 Steel Design

·       Introduction

·       Step 1: Load Envelope Setup

·       Step 2: Member Setup

·       Step 3: Change the Restraints

·       Step 4: Creating Briefs

·       Step 5: Creating Design Groups

·       Steel Design Commands in STAAD Pro

·       Workshop & Module Review

·       Practical Exercise

  Lecture -11 Analysis & Design of different structure

·       Shear wall design

·       Water tank design

·       Dome design

·       Foundation design

·       Practical Exercise

  Project