V8i (SELECTseries 4) (Release 08.02.04) Release Notes

The following new and updated features have been added to since V8i (SELECTseries 3):

STAAD(X) Tower V8i (SELECTseries 4) SP1, Build 08.02.04.44 (February 2013)

1. Removed the manual check out option of Telecommunication Design Code from front page of STAAD(X) Tower SS4
2. Enhanced the hip removing option from “add/remove hip tool” under tools ribbon 
3. Revised wind forces due to mount pipes
4. Enhanced wind load due to structure will be applied to panel/section joints only. Member load option is inactive.
5. Allow the user to modify the tower information without changing the sections to default wizard properties
6. Enhanced the report tables
7. Include Europe sections in the member section profile database
8. Fixed the base elevation option for all wind and member design codes

STAAD(X) Tower V8i (SELECTseries 4), Build 08.02.04 (July 2012)

1. The metric unit system has been revised and updated for all modules in the application
2. The modeling and wind load generation of square platform has been included in the monopole module
3. The wind load generation of linear appurtenance outside monopoles such as feedlines, ladders etc has been included in the monopole module for both TIA-222-G and IS875 (Beta features)
4. IS875 wind load generation has been included in the self-supporting module
5. IS875 wind load generation has been included in the monopole module (Beta feature)
6. The Ka factor for linear appurtenances has been incorporated as per Section 2.6.9.2 of TIA-222-G standard.
7. The GUI of design parameters has been updated to incorporate the connection information of each bracing member in the self-supporting module
8. The new features such as Connection Information and Member specifications are included in property list area in self-supporting tower module
9. The GUI of custom face bracing and plan bracing tool has been revised and updated to assign the naming convention to bracing members properly
10. The GUI of hip bracing member has been updated to include the member specification information in the self-supporting tower module
11. The effective slenderness ratio calculation has been updated based on the revised design parameter GUI for all design standards
12. The effective buckling length and slenderness ratio for the bracing members per IS802, IS806 are revised and updated
13. The GUI of feedlines and ladder has been updated in the self-supporting tower module
14. The wind load due to feedlines and ladder has been revised and updated for all design standards (beta feature)
15. The tilt, twist and deflection charts has been revised and updated for all design standards in self-suporting and monopole module
16. The analytical section wise for table has been added in the report for all desifn standards in the monopole module
17. The critical load case and critical member information has been included in the member design report tables
18. The optimization feature has been included in the self-supporting tower module (beta feature)
19. The STAAD(X) Tower application has been integrated with ISM (Integrated Structure Module) to create three dimension DGN file including suport reactions
20. The equivalent lateral force method for seismic load generation has been revised and updated
21. The eigenvalue solution has been implemented to calculte the fundamental frequency of the structure (Default number of mode shapes = 6)
22. The modal analysis force method for seismic load generation has been included per TIA-222-G standard