This document is organized in a way that newer revisions appear at the top.
Therefore, section numbers will keep decreasing from top to bottom. Also refer
to the What's New section of the Online Help for Major New Features. This
document outlines fixes and last minute changes.

Copyright (c) 1997-2019 Bentley Solutions Center

What's New in:-

STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition,

• CE Version 22 Update 2 Build 22.02.00.
  CE Version 22 Update 1 Build 22.01.00.
  CE Version 22 Build 22.00.00.
  
• V21
• CE Update 3 Build 21.03.00.146 (26 September 2018)
  
• CE Update 2 Build 21.00.02.43 (29 May 2018)
• CE Update 2 Build 21.00.02.30 (02 March 2018)
• CE Update 1 Build 21.00.01.12 (10 November 2017)
• CONNECT Edition Build 21.00.00.57 (25 July 2017)

STAAD.Pro V8i SS6,

• Build 20.07.11.90 (30 March 2017)
• Build 20.07.11.82 ( 12 July 2016)
• Build 20.07.11.70 (22 March 2016)
• Build 20.07.11.50 (03 December 2015)
• Build 20.07.11.45 (30 September 2015)
• Build 20.07.11.33 (23 June 2015)

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STAAD.Pro V8i SS5,

• Build 20.07.10.66 (14 January 2015)
• Build 20.07.10.65 (29 October 2014)
• Build 20.07.10.64 (22 July 2014)
• Build 20.07.10.41 ( 26 November 2013)

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STAAD.Pro V8i SS4,

• Build 20.07.09.31 ( 11 March 2013)
• Build 20.07.09.21 ( 20 December 2012)
• Build 20.07.09.311 ( 14 August 2012)

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STAAD.Pro V8i SS3,

• Build 20.07.08.22 ( 16 May 2012)
• Build 20.07.08.20 ( 16 September 2011)

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STAAD.Pro V8i SS2,

• Build 20.07.07 QA&R ( 24 February 2011)
• Build 20.07.07 ( 13 October 2010)

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STAAD.Pro V8i SS1,

• Build 20.07.06 QA&R ( 18 March 2010)
• Build 20.07.06 ( 23 December 2009)

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STAAD.Pro V8i,

• Build 20.07.05 ( 21 May 2009)
• Build 20.07.04 ( 30 October 2008)

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STAAD.Pro 2007, Build 03 ( 8 July 2008)

STAAD.Pro 2007, Build 02 (14 September 2007)

STAAD.Pro 2007, Build 01 (29 June 2007)

I have made some customizations to the interface in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition. When I install a newer version of STAAD.Pro CONNECT edition, how can I ensure that those customizations are retained ? 

During the installation of a newer version STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition, the installer keeps a backup of your earlier settings and these are kept within a folder named "C:\Users\<your_user_name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\Backup_xxxx...".

where <your_user_name> would be your windows user name. For example for a user named John Smith, it could be John.Smith

This folder would contain the files that have changed due to your customization. You will be notified of this backup folder during the installation itself.

For example, here is a sample of what you may see during the installation of the new version showing where the backup folder is located

There will be a file named SProQATItemSettings.xml in that backup folder which would contain all the customization made to the Quick Access Toolbar and the Quick Command settings.

Once the new installation finishes, you may copy this file from within the "Backup_xxx..." folder and replace the one with the same name within the C:\Users\<your_user_name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition\Default folder and that would allow you to retain any customization from the past.

Problem Description

User table sections when defined using the graphic user interface are getting written in the input command file with a UNIT command within the user table definition block as shown next 

...

START USER TABLE

TABLE 1

UNIT INCHES KIP

GENERAL

TEST1

1112.25 80 0 47 0 995062 89512 27715.6 23232.6 3809.02 525.421 550.813 -

30641.9 7257.83 8.04422e+07 80

END 

Subsequently the software is incorrectly reading all the properties in meter units. This is resulting in incorrect properties being considered for the analysis and design and also incorrect display of the structure in 3D.

Workaround

Open the STAAD.Pro command file in the editor and move the UNIT INCHES KIP command in the user table definition so that it comes just before the START USER TABLE line, as shown below

...

UNIT INCHES KIP

START USER TABLE

TABLE 1

GENERAL

TEST1

1112.25 80 0 47 0 995062 89512 27715.6 23232.6 3809.02 525.421 550.813 -

30641.9 7257.83 8.04422e+07 80

END 

Once the data is Saved from within the editor, the file should work without any problem.

Solution

The problem has been addressed in the STAAD.Pro Connect Edition version 22.00.00.15. 

Problem Description :
When I launch STAAD.Pro, this error message comes up. Uninstalling and Reinstalling didn't help.

Reason:

This may happen if there is any issue with the configuration file or there is a problem with default settings specific to the user.

Solution :

Delete the folder C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Local\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition and relaunch STAAD.Pro.    
This folder will get re-generated when STAAD.Pro is launched again. 

I have a large model with several hundred members which have been assigned steel sections. I am doing a code check and I want to find out which of those members have failed. Can I get a list of just those members without having to scroll through hundreds of pages of steel design output?

There are 2 methods for finding just those members which have failed the steel design checks.

In the STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition

OR

In older versions of STAAD.Pro ( v8i ) you may do the same thing using one of the options listed next

1. From the Select menu, choose By Specification - All Failed beams. The members which fail the check will be highlighted. You can then isolate them into a New View to examine them in greater detail. Double click on those members or use Tools - Query - Member to access a dialog box with tabs called Steel Design and Design Property to see the cause of the failure along with allowable and actual stresses and critical conditions.
2. In the Post processing mode, go to the Beam page along the left side of the screen. One of the sub-pages will be Unity Check. A table will appear along the right side of the screen. One of the tabs of that table is Failed Members. Select this tab, and click on each row of the table to look at each such member individually.

In the Analysis/Print Commands dialog box I see two iteration options for DIRECT ANALYSIS as shown next. Can you please explain what these are ?

The first one controls the number of iterations used for Taub computation. Usually 1 to 10 iterations is good enough with default being 1. If the number is set to 0, default of 1 is used. The second one controls the number of iterations used for computing Pdelta effects ( large+small). The second set of iterations may be considered as a subset of the first one or in other words, for every iteration of Taub, you will have a bunch of Pdelta iterations ( default 15 )

This page contains a list of FAQs related to DIRECT ANALYSIS in STAAD.Pro. Click on the links below to view the details on each topic

1. Deflections with Full E and I values
2. FLEX and Taub
3. ERROR FYLD OUTSIDE THE NORMAL RANGE FOR STEEL
4. Loads factored by 1.6 for ASD
5. Benchmark problems
6. Does specifying the Notional Load Factor as 0.002 automatically define notional loads ?
7. How to find the ratio of second order drift/first order drift
8. Is the reduction in stiffness applied when a response spectrum load case is subjected to DIRECT ANALYSIS
9. Response spectrum loading in DIRECT ANALYSIS
10. [[Example on Direct analysis with steel design as per AISC 360-10 using STAAD.Pro]]
11. [[Iterations in DIRECT ANALYSIS]]

The Ram Frame analysis completes but indicates there are warnings, where can I find more?

Use the Report - Analysis Log to get further details. Warnings are listed at the beginning of the report under "Summary of Numerical Behavior of Model". The most common illustrated below:

1. Local instability at or near Node # (0.00, 0.00, 12.00)
2. Line Load on Wall # of Story "Roof"  Found (starting at 0.000 ft and ending at 8.916 ft). The Portion of this load over Opening Ignored in Analysis. 
3. Beam  62 (Roof)  Has Larger Rigid End Zone Lengths (REZ) Than Member's Length. REZs Set to Zero. 

1. Local, instabilities. The instability wiki discusses some common causes for these.

Typically they occur where all the frame members at a joint are pinned leaving the node free to rotate.

Starting with version 15.02 when using a semi-rigid diaphragm with the Criteria - Diaphragm settings such that out-of-plane stiffness is ignored, analysis log instabilities are common, for most all of the diaphragm nodes. The program used to apply a small out-of-plane stiffness factor to the nodes of all semi rigid diaphragms to avoid instability in earlier versions. With version 15,02 that factor was reduced further to solve another issue, but the side effect is more instability messages. For flat diaphragms, it's safe to ignore these messages since no out of plane forces are being applied to he diaphragm anyway. For very thin semirigid diaphragms with negligible out-of-stiffness to begin with, using the option to consider out-of-plane stiffness is also an option to eliminate the warnings.

2. Loads on walls partially ignored. This happens when an opening in a wall crosses a story line when there are floor decks/loads or line loads modeled on the floor that is met or crossed. The plan view does not show these openings so the elevation view should be used to review these conditions. Note, it’s only the loads from one-way decks, lines loads and wall self-weight affected by the warning, loads from meshed 2-way decks are still considered. Wall self-weight is affected because wall weight is calculated for the wall segment and applied as a line load at the top of the wall.

3. Rigid end zone warnings. These tend to happen when the length of the Rigid End Zone based on intersecting beam and column dimensions is greater than the center to center length of the member. In those situations, the original center to center length is used in the stiffness matrix for the affected members.

The next section, "Summary of Equilibrium Check of Model" includes the total reactions for each loading. The program includes the nodal reactions of all columns and walls even if they terminate higher than the base, so the sum of the reactions can be checked against the total applied loads to confirm equilibrium, Small deviations are expected when performing P-Delta analysis.

Note, the summation of moments is now reported about that global model origin so that overturning equilibrium can also be evaluated. In older versions (< v14) the reported moments were a simple summation of the column base moment reactions. Refer to the Modeling wiki for more on story height and how it affects the elevation of rigid diaphragm lateral loads 

See Also

Structural Product TechNotes And FAQs

RAM Instability In Finite Element Analysis

While performing design per the US Aluminum code, I encounter an error message - **PRODUCT NAME COULD NOT BE MATCHED.** - What does that mean?

OR

When  carrying out Aluminum Design, design is not carried out for certain members and I encounter messages like the one below

**IN TABLES 3.3-1 and 3.3-2, NO DATA IS AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING COMBINATION FOR

MEMBER # 1 **

ALLOY : 6061-T6 Product : All Alclad : No Welded : No

What does that mean ?

In the US Aluminium design, the allowable stresses on members are dependent on the following:

ALLOY

PRODUCT Type

ALCLAD

WELD Type

STRUCTURE Type

THICKNESS of the various components of the cross section

The program uses all of the above parameters to look up the allowable stresses from a Table which one may find in the Aluminum Design Manual. If it cannot find a matching combination, it tries to come up with the best guess as to which of the above parameters is responsible for the lack of "match". In the above message, the program determines the PRODUCT type to be the one causing the problem. Changing the Product from ALL to a different product ( Extrusion, Drawn Tube or Pipe as appropriate ) would generally solve the issue.

RAM Concept PT Optimization is a Bentley Cloud Service. All possible design solutions are analyzed in the cloud. A cloud-based solution is necessary for the following reasons:

• It permits the many possible solutions to be analyzed in parallel, which decreases the total analysis time.
• It frees your desktop for other computing tasks while the optimizations are performed.
• Cloud usage is tracked by ACUs (Analytical Compute Unit), the standard unit of consumption for Bentley analytical cloud compute resources.

RAM Concept CONNECT Edition Version 8 or later is required to use the PT Optimization service.

The service is open to all organizations with a SELECT subscription(s) of RAM Concept Post Tension or Structural Enterprise or with an Enterprise License Subscription (ELS). Please use our Sales Contact Request Form to inquire about these subscriptions.

An organization will be allotted 100 ACUs/calendar quarter for each SELECT subscription of RAM Concept Post Tension or Structural Enterprise. For the initial offering and for a limited time, we have increased the allotment to 250 ACUs/calendar quarter for each subscription.

The ACU allotment can be shared among all users in the organization. Unused ACUs do not carry over to the following quarter. After the allotted ACUs have been consumed, it will not be possible to start new optimizations. However, results of previously completed optimizations can still be reviewed.

Warning messages are displayed on screen when 80% of the ACU allotment has been exceeded and then when all ACUs have been consumed. For each warning, an e-mail notification is also sent to the user.

If additional ACUs are needed to complete your work after all ACUs have been consumed, please submit a service request to inquire about obtaining additional cloud credits.

Example

An organization owns 3 Structural Enterprise Licenses, which equates to 3*200 = 600 ACUs per calendar quarter.

Between January 1 and February 28, 4 different users use the PT Optimization Service and consume 25, 75, 100, and 275 ACUs respectively for a total of 475 ACUs (just below 80% of the total 600 ACU allotment). On March 1, one user in the organization runs an optimization and produces the 80% ACU consumption warning during the optimization. That optimization and subsequent optimizations are permitted to run until all 600 ACUs have been consumed.

On March 15, the quarterly 600 ACU limit is reached in the middle of the optimization and the optimization is stopped. After this point, the organization cannot use the optimization service until the next calendar quarter. An error is displayed when any new optimization is started or a previously stopped optimization is resumed.

On April 1, 600 ACUs are available again. New optimizations can be started and previously stopped optimizations can be resumed and ran to completion. 

See Also

Structural Products Licensing [FAQ]

Which surface of the shell is the "Front"?

Whichever way the shell local 2 axis points, that's the "front" of the wall, i.e. the elevation you "see" when you pull the shell into any integrated wall module. The 2 axis can be flipped using the "Flip shell orientation" tool under Shells - Local axes, but this also affects the 3 axis direction, opening placement and sign convention for shell pressures.

On the FEM tab of the stand-alone masonry wall module the Front is denoted as the Top surface, while the back is the Bottom surface.

How does partial grouting affect the Masonry Wall design?

Partial grouting versus full grouting affects:

• The self weight of the wall*.
• Effective concrete area considered in checking the major axis shear for shear wall design (lateral in-plane loads). The center area of the blocks are ignored when partial grouting is used.

* Wall self weight is derived from NCMA TEK 14-13B. Material properties for masonry are still used in the analysis of walls. Also note, the program reports masonry wall "Effective unit weight" in force per unit volume (density) units, not force per unit square area of wall. To convert this into the area weight of the wall you must multiple by the thickness of the block (i.e. * 7.625/12 for 8" block).

Partial grouting does not affect out-of-plane deformation shown on the FEM screen or the Diagram screen. These are based on the solid, prismatic, uncracked properties of the wall.

Why doesn't the module optimize a wall with any horizontal reinforcement?

• Make sure that you have “Shear walls” selected under Elements to Design.
• Make sure you have the desired joint reinforcement type selected too.

Why does stacked bond produce the same capacity as running bond?

How are masonry lintels designed?

Currently, the wall above an opening can be designed as a lintel beam if the Home – Design data – "Elements to design" includes the Lintels option.

The user can specify the design depth for the lintel, it need not be the full depth of the wall above the opening. The user can also limit the range of bar sizes used.

The lintel and the wall are all part of the same finite element mesh, visible on the FEM tab in the stand-alone version of the module. From the FEM screen, it is clear that the elements are all connected and inseparable, analogous to a continuous bond beam or fully doweled lintel. To determine the demand, the program slices vertical section cuts through the lintel at 10 points along the length and integrates the shell internal forces to determine an envelope of bending moment demand. The critical demand is then reported under Results: Bending as “M” in the Lintel Design portion of the report. The critical force along the cuts is reported as V. The bending moment and shear does not include forces associated with bending of the lintel out-of-plane of the wall.

The program tries to optimize longitudinal and shear reinforcing, placing top reinforcement when negative bending requires it and bottom bars just above the opening for positive bending. The program will extend or develop these bars as required. For user defined reinforcement, warnings will be given when the flexural strength of development is insufficient.

Design of a pinned-ended type lintel or one with control joints is not possible at this time.

What sections of ACI 530-08 are checked? 

Here is a table of the provisions checked for Strength design, LRFD.

See Also

RAM Instability In Finite Element Analysis

[[Ram Elements Shells FAQ]]

RAM Connection CONNECT Edition  Update 2(v13.2.0) Release Notes – Updated October 2019

Enhancements:

1. New CSA S16-14 Canadian steel design standard for connections design.

    This release includes the next shear and moment connections.

    CSA S16 – Shear Connections:

• Web side plate
• Flexible end plate
• Double angle web cleats
• Bolted cover web splice plate
• Bolted / welded seat

    CSA S16 – Moment Connections:

• Base plate
• Flange plate
• Bolted end plate
• Bolted end plate splice
• Bolted cover flange splice
• Welded beam to column

                        a. Single plate                                                b. Bolted end plate                                              c. Base plate

2. New NZS3404-1997 bracing connections for column - beam - brace joints.

3. New Subscription Entitlement Service. SES is a free service, featuring new behavior to enhance your organization’s user administration and security with mandatory user sign-in via CONNECTION Client to access the application. Please click here for more info.

Resolved Issues:

• AISC 360 gusset base plate had some incorrect orientation relative to braces. This was corrected and now columns show correct orientation for all cases.
  
  
• AISC 360 tapered beam members were showing an error when a Tee section was selected for haunch. This was fixed and now all I and Tee sections can be defined as haunch.
  
  
• Plate detailing info was missing for splice packing plates. Now both the DXF and the parts report show the packing plates information correctly.
• AISC 360 directly welded connections did not calculate the web panel shear correctly for SMF framing system. This is fixed now and the panel shear is calculated correctly for all framing systems.
• AISC 360 HSS truss connections were not calculating correctly the local yielding for branches with rotated sections. This was corrected and now all limit states are calculated properly regardless the members orientation.

Release Date: October 2019

Version: RAM Concept CONNECT Edition V8

Version Number: 08.00.00.19

Download and Installation Instructions

Current and past RAM Concept releases can be downloaded from Bentley Cloud Services at: http://connect.bentley.com

After signing into CONNECTION Center, select Software Downloads under My Support, towards the bottom of the page. Once on the Software Download page, RAM Concept installers can be located by selecting RAM in the Brand menu and clicking Apply or searching for RAM Concept in the Product Search box.

Note: Although there are multiple listings for RAM Concept (RAM Concept, RAM Concept Post Tension Module, etc.), each of these takes the user to the same list of installers, as all features of RAM Concept require only one installation.

RAM Concept V8 can be installed concurrently with previous versions. The installation of this version will not automatically uninstall any previous version of RAM Concept.

RAM Concept V8 can also be installed through the Structural Enterprise Hub.

Since this is the first release in the V8 generation, this version of RAM Concept cannot be installed through the CONNECTION Client update service. Subsequent update releases for the RAM Concept V8 generation will be made available using this service.

Subscription Entitlement Service (SES)

This product version utilizes Subscription Entitlement Service (formerly CONNECT Licensing), which is not supported by SELECT activation key(s). SES is a free service, featuring new behavior to enhance your organization’s user administration and security through mandatory user sign-in via CONNECTION Client to access the application. If you are already signed in to the CONNECTION Client, you have met this prerequisite. If you have not, please refer to the Administrator's Resource Center and/or contact your administrator for assistance in the registration and sign-in process.

SES was first implemented in RAM Concept v7.0.0. This licensing service monitors current usage and can be configured to display license alert notifications at a custom usage threshold. Please note that license threshold alerting is not a default feature and will need to be enabled by an organization’s site administrator. Instructions for setting up license threshold alerts are posted here.

PT Optimization Service Release Notes 

The primary enhancement of RAM Concept V8 is the commercial release of the PT Optimization Service.

PT optimization in RAM Concept is a Bentley Cloud Service that uses intelligent search algorithms to optimize the design of PT floors. Once a user has defined the initial post-tensioning layout and a reasonable range of values for tendon strand quantities and profile elevations, RAM Concept’s optimization process automatically compares thousands of possible solutions, filters out those with design code failures, and ranks the solutions by total cost. The optimized cost is calculated from the PT, rebar, and shear stud rail quantities multiplied by material and labor cost factors. The user sets the cost factors to reflect the project’s expected actual costs.

A feature article outlining the optimization service can be found here.

This service is included with a RAM Concept Post Tension or Structure Enterprise License (SEL). More on the licensing and usage of this service can be found here.

The Technology Preview of the PT Optimization feature that began in v6.5.0 and continued to v7.1.0 concludes with the release of RAM Concept V8. PT Optimizations can be completed under the terms of the Technology Preview until September 30. After that date, it will not be possible to run PT Optimizations in any version that was released before v8.0.0.

The following enhancements to the PT Optimization Service are new in RAM Concept V8:

PT Optimization Max ACU Stopping Criteria

PT Optimization scenarios can be stopped when a specified number of ACUs have been consumed.

Edit PT Optimization Stopping Criteria

Previously completed PT Optimization scenarios can be edited to enable new stopping criteria and then resumed and run until the new criteria is reached.

PT Optimization Error Recovery

Improvements have been made to the PT Optimization to recover from unexpected server errors. These improvements will load data from the stopped scenarios and allow the scenarios to be continued after the error occurs.

PT Optimization Convergence Improvements

In very rare cases, the Optimizer struggled to converge to a better solution. When this issue occurred, better solutions could be found by loading the best result from the completed optimization and starting a new scenario with the previous results used as a seed. Improvements were made to the algorithms to prevent this problem from occurring.

Enhancements

RAM Concept CONNECT Edition V8 includes the enhancement discussed below.

Tendon Parameters Groups

Banded tendon polylines, distributed tendon quadrilaterals, or profile polyline objects can be grouped so that they have identical properties. Once groups are created, they can be selected and assigned to any number of their respective object types. The properties of that tendon parameter group are controlled by the tabulated group properties, allowing multiple object properties to be updated automatically by changing a single group property value. Groups can also be useful for PT optimization by constraining objects to be optimized with the same properties and by reducing the number of optimizable objects in the problem.

Project Chooser Dialog

Previously, the Project Chooser dialog was opened when opening any RAM Concept file. This dialog is now invoked only when creating a new file or when it is required such as before starting a PT Optimization.

Defect Corrections

RAM Concept CONNECT Edition V8 includes the defect corrections discussed below.

Excessive Rebar for Axial/Flexural Design

In rare cases, the program designed an excessive amount of reinforcement on one face to satisfy axial-flexure capacity requirements.

Import of ASCE7-16 Wind Load from RAM Structural System

When importing lateral loads from RAM Structural System, ASCE7-16 wind loads were always imported as service loads instead of ultimate loads.

Program Closes After Canceling Window Close

The program closed when clicking on the Close window button in the upper right corner of the program window and then Cancel in the Save dialog that appeared on screen.

Strip Wizard Issues

When defining strips with multiple spans and cantilevers, the program would resize the dialog and become unresponsive. When defining strips with drop panels, the program would crash.

File Compatibility Warning

RAM Concept CONNECT Edition V8 can read all previous file formats, but writes files in a format that cannot be read by previous versions.

Security Release Notes

Not applicable to this release.

Problem Description

When calculating shear capacity of coupling beams, the program uses an effective depth of 0.8 x the beam height. The effective depth should be calculated using a strain compatibility analysis and represent the distance from the extreme tension fiber to the centroid of the tension reinforcement.

Reason

The use of 0.8xbeam depth follows from ACI 318-11 11.9.4. This is appropriate for walls but may not be appropriate for coupling beams.

Solution

In a future release, the effective depth will be calculated as the distance to the centroid of the tension reinforcement.

RAM Elements CONNECT Edition v16.01.00.XX Release Notes – Updated October 2019

Enhancements:

1. New Brazilian NBR 8800-08 steel design standard for member design.

2. New linear buckling analysis.

3. New Ritz vectors and Lanczos/Arnoldi methods for Eigen analysis.

4. New rotational stiffness springs for members end releases (M33) to model semi-rigid connections.

5. New Subscription Entitlement Service. SES is a free service, featuring new behavior to enhance your organization’s user administration and security with mandatory user sign-in via CONNECTION Client to access the application. Please click here for more info.

Resolved Issues:

• USACE strong name verification for some libraries (DLL). This has been corrected and all of them pass the verification.
  
  
• Several overhauls for High DPI monitors (4K) were included for icons, panels and dialogs.
  
  
• Deflections for Tilt-Up walls were not in agreement with ACI 551.2R for ACI 318-14. This is fixed and results now match the benchmark problems.
  
  
• Moment capacity for single axis (compact) calculations, was inaccurate for built-up and custom sections. This has been corrected and the capacity is now accurate.
  
  
• Some old format model files (*.AVW and *.ADV) were not being converted correctly to the latest format (*.RETX). This now works properly for all legacy formats.
  
  
• The shear capacity for tapered members when shear stiffeners are present, required tension field action (TFA) in order to be correct. This is now mended, and the capacity is correct even if no TFA is present.
  
  
• For custom cold-formed sections, the slenderness for shear capacity was considering the wrong section thickness. The proper thickness is now included in the calculation.

Problem Description:

How to know which programs we can use free of cost for a certain type of license for STAAD.Pro Connect Edition ?

Solution:

Please note, all design codes except those mentioned in the above table are free for Connect edition users.

Problem Description:

STAAD.Pro crashes whenever the user clicks on the browse button in the opening page the program. Sometimes users just try to create new file and program crashes. The user is using DELL laptop.

Solution:

This is a known issue due to 'Dells Backup & Recovery' software. It is advised to uninstall the said software as a solution. Please find below some of the supportive links.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30833889/dll-hell-with-sqlite?noredirect=1

https://community.easymorph.com/t/easymorph-crash/156

Uninstalling the same will solve the issue.

Download the Latest Version of Integrated Structural Modeling

See the release notes located HERE for what's new in this version of ISM.

What is Integrated Structural Modeling (ISM)?

Bentley’s Integrated Structural Modeling (ISM) allows structural engineers and designers to share structural engineering project information among modeling, analysis, design, drafting, and detailing software applications.

More details on the philosophy behind ISM and how the process works can be found HERE. The adjacent chart shows how structural engineering and BIM software brands interoperate with one another using ISM.

Using ISM in Engineering Workflows

ISM facilitates interoperability across engineering teams and design disciplines, allowing designers to choose the products best suited for a particular project. With ISM-based workflows engineers can exchange data, synchronize revisions, track progress, compare alternatives, and publish deliverables. Below are some common workflows for which ISM is employed.

VIDEO: RAM interop with Revit(click HEREfor information on the ISM Revit Plugin)

VIDEO: Round Trip Interop between RAM Concept and Revit

VIDEO: SACS interop with STAAD.Pro

VIDEO: ProStructures interop with STAAD.Pro and STAAD Foundation Advanced

VIDEO: Interop Advancements in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition

VIDEO: Rebar interop and documentation using RAM and Revit

VIDEO: Reading an ISM file into Tekla (click HERE for information on the ISM Tekla Plugin)

TECH TALK: Managing Revisions to Structural Engineering Models Using ISM

How Our Industry is Using ISM

Click HERE to learn how WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff used ISM to interoperate between RAM and Revit in designing the 62-story Bishopsgate in London's financial district.

Latest News

A new version of Structural Synchronizer was released in December 2017. The most recent version of the ISM family of products is listed below:

• Structural Synchronizer CONNECT Edition Update 2 (ISM 6.0)
• Structural Navigator CONNECT Edition Update 1(the mobile review app now with support for Android)
• ISM Revit Plugin CONNECT Edition (now with support for Revit 2018)

Tekla users are encouraged to obtain the latest Tekla ISM plugin from the Trimble Solutions - Tekla Warehouse. Phase 2 of the link is compatible with Structural Synchronizer CONNECT Edition and Tekla Structures 2016.

ISM Enabled Application Timeline

The following products are ISM-enabled:

• AECOsim Building Designer
• Microstran
• ProStructures (includes ProConcrete and ProSteel)
• RAM Concept
• RAM Elements
• RAM Structural System
• Revit Structure
• SACS
• STAAD.Pro
• Tekla Structures

Problem Description

Design results are displayed in the GUI for only one member when designed as per AISC 360-16

The problem has been addressed in the STAAD.Pro Connect Edition Update 3 (21.03.00.146). 

Steps to Reproduce

Run a file with AISC 360-16 steel design code. After completion of Run click on Done. STAAD crashes and closes. Though it does not happen for all files, but in some files this issue has been addressed.

Workaround

Run the file. Once the run is complete do not click on DONE button.  

Go to the folder where STAAD file is located. Look for .dbm file in that folder and delete the same. Now click on "DONE" button and carry on with your work. This will save the file from crashing. All the results will be okay.

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Solution

The problem will be addressed in next release.