STAAD Pro stands for Structural Analysis and Design Program. STAAD.Pro V8i is the leading Structural Analysis and Design Software from Bentley. The Letter “i” stands for intuitive, interactive, incredible and interoperable. STAAD.Pro is the professional's choice for steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and cold-formed steel design of virtually any structures including culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges, piles and much more. Bentley sounds V8i is the most complete and noteworthy release in its history, which took a total investment of over a billion dollars and extents across the vast array disciplines with fundamental subject and assignment endures to be Sustaining Infrastructure.

Course Chapter Details

Need of Structure Analysis and Design, Types of Structures, Idealization of Structures.
What is Staad pro? ( STAAD - stands for STructural Analysis And Design), History of Staad Pro, Why, Where & Who Can use STAAD Pro, Analysis & Design life cycle Concept to reach your Goal, Hardware Requirements & Installation Procedure, Limits on Staad Pro Models.
Starting STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition Application Creating New Model in STAAD Pro Opening Model in STAAD Pro Exploring STAAD Pro UI(User Interface) Understanding Co-ordinate systems – Global & Local Manipulating vertical axis Configuring the Base Unit Changing the Input Unit Converting Input Unit in Input Field Using Unit Converter Understanding the selection method Saving , Saving As & Auto-Save Project
Exploring viewing, Rotating and Zooming tools, Enabling the Geometry Label, Color & It's Options, Changing the axis of rotation & Orientation, Using Cursor method to Select STAAD Model, Using Geometry, Node, Beam, Plate & Solid Selection tools, Using Advance Selection Techniques, Identifying and Enabling the Beam End Points, Working with Views: New, Save, Open, Add, Rename, Detach View & View Selected, Using 3D Rendered View & Their Options, Exercise File: Download
Grid system: Linear/Radial/Irregular, Importing Grid in STAAD, Crating Geometry by Snap/Grid, Creating Geometry with Tables, Add beam - point to point, between midpoints, perpendicular intersection, curved members, Split Beam or Insert Node - for a single member and multiple member, Connect Beam Along - X Axis /Y Axis /Z Axis, Break Beams at selected nodes, Adding a node at overlapping beams, Merge selected members & nodes, Stretch a member, Renumbering Members & Nodes, Exercise Files : Downloadable.
Creating Quad & Triangle Plate : Using Grid snap & Node, Creating Plates from Members, Creating Parametric Model: Surface, Generating Surface Mesh & Plate Mesh, Draw a Solid Geometry, Renumbering Plates & Solids, Using Structure Wizard: Five Step to Complete Geometry, Importing Geometry, Exercise Files: Downloadable,
Moving Selected objects, Cut, Copy & Paste Selected objects, Rotating Selected objects, Mirroring Selected Objects, Copying Geometry Along a Linear Path, Copying Geometry Along a Circular Path, Understanding Moving Origin Concept, Understanding Undo/ Redo/ Delete operations.
Creating a New Isotropic & Orthotropic Material, Assigning Material & Material Constants, Enabling section outline/full section, Assigning Member Rotation Angle - Types, Changing /Removing Reference & Plate Reference Orientation.
Understanding the different types of Beams and Their Uses, Understanding the different types of Columns and Their Uses, Understanding the different types of Slab/Girder/Shell and Their Uses, Adding & Assigning the Prismatic Section, Adding & Assigning Section Database Profile, Creating a General Section, Adding & Assigning Tapered & Other Specific Profile, Adding & Assigning Plate/ Surface Thickness, Configuring the Section Database Manager, Understanding & using Section Wizard.
Understanding & Assigning Master Slave & Floor Diaphragm, Assigning Compression-only, Tension-only, or a Truss , (axial-only) Spec. on a Member, Assigning Member End Release or Partial Member End , Release Spec. on a Member, Using Member end offsets Spec... Using Member Drift or Camber & Fire Proofing Spec... Using Cable & Cracked Section Properties Spec... Using Plate Specification Types.
Overview of Support & Support Dialog Box, Using Fixed & Pinned Support, Assigning a Custom Support, Assigning a Spring Support - One way, Fixed But & Multilinear, Assigning an Inclined support, Assigning a Foundation Support, Assigning an Enforced & Enforced But Support.
Understanding and Adding Primary Load Types, Understanding the Load Item Categories and Adding Selfweight, Assigning Loads on Frame Members, Understanding the Direction of Loading, Applying Loads at an Offset from the Shear Center, Assigning a Concentrated Force/Moment at the Start and/or End of a Member, Controlling the visibility of the Loads in the STAAD.Pro GUI Adding Fixed End Member Loads, Problem Solving approach for Member Load, Understanding and Assigning Floor Loads and One-Way Loads, Assigning Floor Load and One-way Load on Inclined Planes, Assigning Floor and One-way Loads with Openings on a Floor or Region, Problem Solving approach for Floor and One-way Load, Problem Solving approach: For Load on Curved Members, Understanding and Assigning Area Load, Understanding and Assigning Support Displacement Load, Problem Solving approach: For Support Displacement Load, Understanding and Assigning Loads on Plates, Understanding and Assigning Loads on Solids, Understanding and Assigning Prestressing Loads on Structure, Understanding and Assigning Temperature Loads on Members, Plates and Solids, Understanding and Assigning Strain Loads.
Checking for Multiple Structures, Checking for Warped Plates and Plates Connectivity, Checking & Removing Duplicate Entities: Nodes, Beams & Plates, Checking & Removing Zero Length Members, Orphan Nodes & Overlapping Collinear Members, Checking Negative Volume Solids & Warped Solids, Checking & Removing Dimension: All Member/ Node to Node.
Understanding Types of Analysis and Performing an Analysis in STAAD.Pro, Understanding and Performing a Multi-Run Analysis, Understanding and Using Pre-Analysis Commands, Understanding and Using Post-Analysis Commands, Understanding and Using Miscellaneous Commands, Understanding STAAD Output Viewer, Understanding and Using Post-processing Workflow in depth.
Understanding the Stiffness Analysis Method, Understanding Linear Elastic Analysis, Performing First order Analysis, Understanding and Performing Direct Analysis Method.
Introduction and Data Required for Wind Load Generation, Understanding Types of Structures and various aspects involved in Wind Load Generation, Adding & Assigning Wind Load to Staad.Pro Model, Types of Load Generated and Converting the Wind , Pressures to Concentrated and Distributed Loads on the Structure, Excluding Members when Generating Loads, Problem Solving Approach: For Wind Load Generation, Understanding and Assigning the Snow Load as per IS Code.
Adding Seismic Load Definition As per IS-Code, Add Weight Items to a Seismic Load Definition, Adding & Assigning a Seismic Load to STAAD.Pro Model.
Introduction to Load Combination, Defining New Load Combinations and Load Type, Generating Auto Load Combinations as per Indian Code, Editing and Applying the NEW Load Combinations Rules, Understanding and Using Repeat Loads, Understanding and Using Reference Loads, Understanding and Using Mass Loading With Reference Loads.
Introduction to Dynamic Properties of Structures, Understanding the Frequencies and Modes Properties (IN-DEPTH), Project: Using Rayleigh Method to Calculate the Frequency, Project: Using the Rayleigh Method to Calculate the Frequency, Understanding the Damping Properties (IN-DEPTH) Introduction to Dynamic Load, Understanding the Response Spectrum Loading and Analysis (IN-DEPTH), Project: Response Spectrum Analysis as per IS 1893 in Staad Pro, Project: Response Spectrum with Direct Analysis in Staad Pro, Understanding the Time History Loading and Analysis (IN-DEPTH), Project : Performing a Seismic Response History Analysis, Project 2: Time History Analysis for Sinusoidal Loading, Project 3: Time History Analysis of a Frame for Seismic Loads, Project 4: Time History Analysis for Forcing Function and Ground Motion, Understanding the Other Dynamic Load Types, Project : Based on Other Dynamic Load Types.
Understanding the P-Delta Analysis, Project: Performing P-Delta Analysis, Understanding the Buckling Analysis, Project: Performing Buckling Analysis, Understanding the Static Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis, Project: Performing Static Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis, Understanding the Imperfection Analysis, Project: Performing Imperfection Analysis, Understanding the Multilinear Analysis, Project: Performing Multilinear Analysis, Understanding the Tension- and Compression-Only Analysis, Project: Performing Tension- and Compression-Only Analysis, Understanding the Nonlinear Cable or Truss Analysis, Project: Performing Nonlinear Cable or Truss Analysis, Understanding the Advanced Nonlinear Cable Analysis, Project: Performing Advanced Nonlinear Cable Analysis.
Overview of Pushover Analysis, Pushover Analysis Engineering Reference, Defining the General Input and Member Specific Data, Defining Loading Pattern & Spectrum Details, Defining Hinge Property & Solution Control Details, Defining Other Load Case Details to Complete Pushover Analysis, Validation of Commands other than Input Parameters, Adding & Analyzing Pushover Analysis, Reviewing Pushover Analysis Results: By Postprocessing Mode, Pushover Analysis Example -1, Pushover Analysis Example -2.
Understanding the Available Concrete Design Codes, Using Batch Member and Element Design Operations, Project 1: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Seismic Loads, Project 2: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Wind Loads, Project 3: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Other Load Cases.
Why Steel? Available Steel Design Codes in Staad Pro, Batch Design Operations for Steel Design, Understanding the IS 800-1984/2007 WSD or LSD codes & it's Parameter. Designing the Steel Structure per IS 800 - 1984/2007 WSD or LSD Codes, Understanding & Designing the Cold Formed Steel , Structure per IS 801 - 1975 Code, Understanding & Designing the Steel Structure per IS 802 - 1995 Code.
Introduction and General Overview of Suitable Member, Properties & File Types, Opening Model and Understanding the Interactive Concrete Design workspace, Preparing Member and Slabs for Designing In-Depth-Look Understanding and Adding the Envelopes Load Cases and Combinations, Defining the Criteria for Beam and Column Design In-Depth-Look, Assigning Design Criteria in Beam and Column In-Depth-Look, Applying Member for Design or Check and Viewing the Results, Understanding & Using Report Setup Process, Project Work for Interactive Concrete Design.
Introduction to Composite Building or Composite Platform Structure.
Defining Vehicle Load Definition, Generating Moving Load Cases, Adding Vehicles to the Load Generation, Initiating & Opening Model in the bridge deck workflow, Converting a Plate into Bridge Deck, Generating & Observing Influence Surfaces, Defining a Roadway, Defining Vehicle Parameter for Load Data, Generating Loads on the Roadway, Transfer The Loads To STAAD.Pro, Project 1: Analysis and Design The Box Culvert Using , Moving Load with IRC Code, Project 2: Analysis and Design the Steel Bridge Using , Moving Load/Vertical Load Concept, Project 3: Designing Bridge Structures using Bridge Deck workflow with IRC Code, Project 4: Analysis and Design the Other structure using Bridge Deck/Moving Load.
Generating Report Contents, Adding A Custom Header And Logo To Reports, Generate Transfer Forces & Floor Vibration Report, Previewing, Screenshot, Plotting & Exporting Reports, Creating Customized Reports From RC Framed Structure, Creating Customized Reports From Steel Portal Frame Structure, Creating Customized Reports From Plate Structure, Converting Staad files to Archives, Understanding the Exporting option.
Analysis and Design of Rectangular/Circular Water Tank, Elevated INTZE Tank, Analysis and Design of One-way & Two-way Slab, Analysis and Design of Staircase. Analyse the Dome Structure Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Analyse & Design the Shear Wall using STAAD.Pro v8i SS6. (Not Available in Connect Edition Version)