STAAD Pro 2001 and Guyed Structure Design
STAAD Pro 2001 and Guyed Structure Design
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STAAD Pro 2001 has just released their latest version to the public. Has anyone had experience using this version of the software with guyed stack designs? Research Engineers indicates that the software now handle guy wires through non-linear analysis. Additionally, the software also allows stack designs to remain stable even after the guy wires are made tension only members. This improvement has finally eliminated the issue of guy wires taking compression in previous versions of STAAD.
My findings have shown a substantial difference in the outcome of the design using the new STAAD Pro vs the Older versions.
What are your opinions? Is Staad Pro 2001 output realistic for guyed stack design?
My findings have shown a substantial difference in the outcome of the design using the new STAAD Pro vs the Older versions.
What are your opinions? Is Staad Pro 2001 output realistic for guyed stack design?





RE: STAAD Pro 2001 and Guyed Structure Design
My biggest issue is with the non-linear analysis, which they have told me on several occasions that their software would support. In the prior versions they calculate the cable stiffness based upon the pretension, and then the remainder of the analysis is performed using that calculated stiffness. This is not a non-linear analysis, and I would be curious to see if they have truly corrected this problem.
As a point of reference, I have just added a Guy Wire supported stack design program to my website (www.mecaconsulting.com). You can download a demo for FREE, and compare to STAAD Pro 2001 results. I would be interested to hear what you find out. I would do this myself but I am no longer a STAAD User.
RE: STAAD Pro 2001 and Guyed Structure Design
RE: STAAD Pro 2001 and Guyed Structure Design
RE: STAAD Pro 2001 and Guyed Structure Design