The document asks about different types of stresses reported in STAAD.Pro for plate analysis and how to interpret them. It provides definitions for principal stresses, center stresses, and corner stresses. It also defines maximum absolute stress and explains which stress values from the code should be compared to allowable stresses for design. Pictures can be included in STAAD.Pro reports by taking screenshots of diagrams, adding captions, and selecting the pictures in the report setup.
The document asks about different types of stresses reported in STAAD.Pro for plate analysis and how to interpret them. It provides definitions for principal stresses, center stresses, and corner stresses. It also defines maximum absolute stress and explains which stress values from the code should be compared to allowable stresses for design. Pictures can be included in STAAD.Pro reports by taking screenshots of diagrams, adding captions, and selecting the pictures in the report setup.
The document asks about different types of stresses reported in STAAD.Pro for plate analysis and how to interpret them. It provides definitions for principal stresses, center stresses, and corner stresses. It also defines maximum absolute stress and explains which stress values from the code should be compared to allowable stresses for design. Pictures can be included in STAAD.Pro reports by taking screenshots of diagrams, adding captions, and selecting the pictures in the report setup.
The document asks about different types of stresses reported in STAAD.Pro for plate analysis and how to interpret them. It provides definitions for principal stresses, center stresses, and corner stresses. It also defines maximum absolute stress and explains which stress values from the code should be compared to allowable stresses for design. Pictures can be included in STAAD.Pro reports by taking screenshots of diagrams, adding captions, and selecting the pictures in the report setup.
What’s difference of Principal Stress / Center Stresses / Corner Stresses?
Can you explain about the result value(Max absolute, SQ,Tau Max etc.) and what are the common values to be used when designing a plate according to ACI 318 code?
Please help.
Thanks in advance.
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Offline Sye Thu, Jan 5 2017 2:29 PM
The Principal stress lists the maximum principal stress (SMAX) and minimum principal stress (SMIN) and maximum in-plane shear stress. Detailed explanation on these stresses are provided in section 1.6.1 of the Technical Reference. Also derivation of these are provided as part of Application example18. The center stress represents the values of all stresses ( membrane stresses, bending stresses, out of plane shear stresses, principal stresses etc. ) computed at the center of an element whereas the corner stress represents these stress values calculated at each corner node of the plate.
The Maximum absolute stress is explained in the wiki below
Max Absolute stress in Plate Contour - RAM | STAAD Wiki - RAM | STAAD - Bentley Communities
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Depending on the stress you are looking at, you need to compare it to the appropriate allowable stress value mentioned in the code. For example SQX or SQY could be compared to the allowable shear stress whereas SX or SY could be compared to allowable compressive or tensile stresses as appropriate.
o o Max Absolute stress in Plate Contour
Question: Applies To In the Plate Stress Contour tab of the Diagrams window, Product(s): STAAD.Pro a choice under stress type is Version(s): All Max Absolute (See the Environment: N/A following screen shot). Area: Postprocessing Solutions Subarea: N/A Kris Sathia Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group
What is the definition of Max Absolute?
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The membrane stresses and bending stresses can be combined to form the principal stresses, SMAX and SMIN, on the top and bottom surfaces of plate elements. The procedure for obtaining these is explained in example problem 18 of the Application Examples manual. Thus, for each load case, there is an SMAX and an SMIN on the top surface as well as on the bottom surface of each element - four numbers per element. Let us denote them as SMAX_top, SMIN_top, SMAX_bottom and SMIN_bottom.
The maximum from among SMAX_top and SMIN_top is termed as "Max Top" in the Plate Contour - stress type - selection box.
The minimum from among SMAX_top and SMIN_top is termed as "Min Top".
Similarly, the maximum from among SMAX_bottom and SMIN_bottom is termed as "Max Bottom".
The minimum from among SMAX_bottom and SMIN_bottom is termed as "Min Bottom".
The absolute maximum from among "Max Top" and "Max Bottom" is the quantity termed as "Max Absolute".
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When: Thu, Jan 9 2014 8:24 AM Last revision by Steve Crabtree When: Fri, Jun 24 2016 6:23 PM Revisions: 6 Comments: 0 Including pictures in STAAD.Pro Reports
Applies To
Product(s): STAAD.Pro
Version(s): ALL
Environment: ALL
Area: Post Processing
Subarea: Report Generation
Original Author: Sye Chakraborty, Bentley Technical Support Group
How can I include bending moment diagrams, shear force diagrams etc. in my STAAD.Pro report ?
Plot the appropriate diagram and take a picture of it by clicking the Take Picture icon as shown in the screenshot below. Take pictures of as many items you need to and each time you will be prompted to provide a caption for the picture. You can provide appropriate captions for each and these will be used in the report. Subsequently you may click on the Report Setup to launch the Report Setup dialog box as shown in the screenshot. Select the Pictures from the Available list of Pictures and click on the > or the >> icons to include these as part of the report. You can then do a print preview of the report by clicking on the icon right next to the Report Setup icon and take a printout. In STAAD.Pro Connect Edition To take picture go to :
