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M. Example Composite Deck

The following STAAD.Pro input file contains a simple composite deck.

STAAD SPACE
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 10 0 0; 3 20 0 0; 4 30 0 0; 5 0 0 35; 6 10 0 35; 7 20 0 35;
8 30 0 35; 9 0 -15 0; 10 30 -15 0; 11 0 -15 35; 12 30 -15 35; 13 0 15 0;
14 30 15 0; 15 0 15 35; 16 30 15 35; 17 10 15 0; 18 20 15 0; 19 20 15 35;
20 10 15 35;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2; 2 2 3; 3 3 4; 4 4 8; 5 8 7; 6 7 6; 7 6 5; 8 5 1; 9 2 6; 10 3 7; 11 1 9;
12 4 10; 13 5 11; 14 8 12; 15 1 13; 16 4 14; 17 5 15; 18 8 16; 19 13 17;
20 17 18; 21 18 14; 22 14 16; 23 16 19; 24 19 20; 25 20 15; 26 15 13; 27 17 20;
28 18 19;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 4.176e+006
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 6.5e-006
DAMP 0.03
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
4 8 TO 18 22 26 TO 28 TABLE ST W18X35
1 TO 3 5 TO 7 19 TO 21 23 TO 25 TABLE ST W21X50
START DECK DEFINITION
_DECK C2
PERIPHERY 1 TO 8
DIRECTION -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
COMPOSITE 10 9 4 8
OUTER 1 4 8 5
DIA 0.000000
HGT 0.000
CT 0.271
FC 576.000
RBW 2.000
RBH 0.167
SHR 0
VENDOR NONE
CD 0.110
CMP 2.0
CW 10.000000 MEMB 10
CW 10.000000 MEMB 9
CW 5.000000 MEMB 4
CW 5.000000 MEMB 8
_DECK C3
PERIPHERY 19 TO 26
DIRECTION -1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
COMPOSITE 28 27 22 26
OUTER 13 14 16 15
DIA 0.000000
HGT 0.000
CT 0.800
FC 476.000
RBW 0.500
RBH 0.500
SHR 0
VENDOR NONE
CD 0.150
CMP 2.0
CW 10.000000 MEMB 28
CW 10.000000 MEMB 27
CW 5.000000 MEMB 22
CW 5.000000 MEMB 26
END DECK DEFINITION
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 1 TO 28
SUPPORTS
9 TO 12 FIXED
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE None  TITLE LOAD CASE 1
SELFWEIGHT Y -1
UNIT FEET POUND
ONEWAY LOAD
YRANGE 0 0 ONE -57 GY
UNIT FEET KIP
PERFORM ANALYSIS PRINT STATICS CHECK
FINISH