G.19 Multiple Analyses
Structural analysis and design may require multiple analyses in the same run. STAAD.Pro allows you to change input such as member properties, support conditions etc. in an input file to facilitate multiple analyses in the same run. Results from different analyses may be combined for design purposes.
For structures with bracing, it may be necessary to make certain members inactive for a particular load case and subsequently activate them for another. STAAD provides an INACTIVE facility for this type of analysis.
Inactive Members
With the INACTIVE command, members can be made inactive. These inactive members will not be considered in the stiffness analysis or in any printout. The members made inactive by the INACTIVE command are made active again with the CHANGE command. This can be useful in an analysis where stage construction is modeled due to which, a set of members should be inactive for certain load cases. This can be accomplished by:
- making the desired members inactive
- providing the relevant load cases for which the members are inactive
- performing the analysis
- using the CHANGE command to make all the inactive members active
- making another set of members inactive and providing the proper load cases for which the members are meant to be inactive, performing the analysis and repeating the procedure as necessary.