The command syntax in the STAAD input file for assigning castellated beams is:
Section Sizes
The table for non-composite castellated profiles is available in the legacy database
format only.
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
member-list TABLE ST section-name
All castellated beams are listed with their nominal depth and their nominal
weight per foot (i.e., similar to the nomenclature used for American wide flange
shapes).
Tip: You can click
View Table in the
Section Profile
Tables dialog to view the properties table, which includes the root beam
profile size used for each castellated beam.
Example
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
10 TO 20 TA ST CB15X33
2 TABLE ST CB12X28
Assigning Design parameters
Under the PARAMETERS block on input, the code name must be specified as:
CODE AISC CASTELLATED
Example
PARAMETER
CODE AISC CASTELLATED
UNL 0.01 MEMB 25 31
FYLD 50 MEMB 25 31
SOPEN 11.124 MEMB 25 31
…
CHECK CODE MEMB 25 31
