Applies To | |||
Product(s): | STAAD.Pro | ||
Version(s): | ALL | ||
Environment: | ALL | ||
Area: | Design | ||
Subarea: | |||
Original Author: | Sye Chakraborty, Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
Can I do serviceability and strength check for the same load combination ?
Yes you can do that. You need to create two separate load combinations each comprising of same load cases combined with the same combination factors. Subsequently define two load envelopes and label one of these load combinations as serviceability and other as strength. Henceforth ask for a design using both envelopes using the LOAD LIST ENV command.
An example is provided next
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LOAD 1 DEAD LOAD
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI Y -0.75
LOAD 2 LIVE LOAD
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI Y -0.45
LOAD COMB 3 SERVICE LOAD
1 1.0 2 1.0
LOAD COMB 4 STRENGTH LOAD
1 1.0 2 1.0
PERFORM ANALYSIS
UNIT INCHES KIP
DEFINE ENVELOPE
3 ENVELOPE 1 TYPE SERVICEABILITY
4 ENVELOPE 2 TYPE STRENGTH
END DEFINE ENVELOPE
LOAD LIST ENV 1 2
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2005
METHOD ASD
DFF 240 ALL
FYLD 50 ALL
UNT 140 ALL
UNB 140 ALL
TRACK 1 ALL
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH
The software would then check the members for deflection considering load combination 3 ( or serviceability load envelope 1 ) and check the members for strength considering load combination 4 ( or strength load envelope 2 ) as part of the same code check.