Current Revision posted to Structural Analysis and Design - Wiki by Sye on 4/23/2015 6:42:15 PM
| Applies To | |||
| Product(s): | STAAD.Pro | ||
| Version(s): | ALL | ||
| Environment: | ALL | ||
| Area: | Analysis | ||
| Subarea: | DIRECT Analysis | ||
| Original Author: | Sye Chakraborty, Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
In a DIRECT ANALYSIS, are the beam deflections for serviceability checks computed using the unreduced E and I values ?
By default STAAD uses the reduced E and I for calculating beam deflection checks. However in the section 5.37.5 of the Technical Reference Manual ( titled Direct Analysis ), you will find mention of a parameter named REDUCEDEI which can be set to a value of 0, for the full E and I to be considered for computing section displacements.
Tags: sections displacements, direct analysis, reduced E and I, deflection, full E and I