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Truss Design Procedure in STAAD Pro

The document describes the design of a structural truss geometry in Staad Pro. It includes the span length, member properties, design procedure, input of member sections, assignment of beta angles and supports. The key steps are: 1) Selecting the open structure wizard and Howe roof truss template 2) Inputting the span length and member properties 3) Drawing the truss by adding beams between nodes 4) Defining the material section properties and assigning them to members 5) Setting the bottom cord beta angle to 1800 and assigning the angle 6) Adding pinned supports at nodes

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Truss Design Procedure in STAAD Pro

The document describes the design of a structural truss geometry in Staad Pro. It includes the span length, member properties, design procedure, input of member sections, assignment of beta angles and supports. The key steps are: 1) Selecting the open structure wizard and Howe roof truss template 2) Inputting the span length and member properties 3) Drawing the truss by adding beams between nodes 4) Defining the material section properties and assigning them to members 5) Setting the bottom cord beta angle to 1800 and assigning the angle 6) Adding pinned supports at nodes

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Structural Geometry 4

(Truss)

SPAN: Every Span and length covered = 14.0 m

PROPERTY:
Top Cord 2 – 4” x 3” x 1/4”
Bottom Cord 2 – 4” x 3” x 1/4”
King Post 2 – 4” x 3” x 1/4”
Member 2 – 4” x 3” x 1/4”
Beta Angle All Bottom cord 180⁰
Spec All members are truss
Support Pinned

Procedure  Select Open Structure Wizard


 Click Finish
 Open Staad Pro.
 Select New Project
 Input File Name
 Set File Location
 Select Space
 Select Units: Meter & Kilo Newton
 Click Next
 Select and double click Howe Roof
 Input the designed measurements of the
truss
 On No. of bays along length, click the box

 Click Front View


 Input the designed measurements of the
bays along length respectively
 Click OK  Click Add Beam

 Click on Node then click on the Beam


 Click Add Midpoint
 Click OK

 You should have this truss design


 Repeat process until the desired design of
truss is complete

 Click File  You should now have the completed design


 Select Merge Model w/STAAD.Pro Model of truss

 Click Property
 Click Section Database

 Click Yes
 Click OK

 Select Angle
 Click View Table

 Select Beam Cursor


 Find and select the required property  Click the first property
 Highlight all the Top cord, Bottom cord, and
King cord (since they all have the same
property)
 Click Assign

 Click the Angle L40304


 Click Add

 Click the second property


 Highlight all the members of the truss
 Click Assign
 Click View Table again
 Find and select the other required property

 Click the Angle L20204


 Click Add
 Close
 Click Beta Angle
 Click Create
 Input required angle: 180⁰
 Click OK

 Select Member Truss


 Highlight all the Members
 Click Assign

 Click Beta 180


 Highlight Bottom Cord
 Click Assign

 Click Support
 Click Create
 Click Spec
 Click Beam

 Select Pinned
 Click Add

 Select Truss
 Click Add
 Select Support 2
 Click Assign
 Click the node where the support is required

 Finish

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