GS.Nuclear Safety Related Features

An installation of STAAD.Pro provides users with an extensive set of features and capabilities. It is recognized that STAAD.Pro can be used on projects that require the highest level of safety such as nuclear power stations. Therefore, a set of key features as listed below have been defined as "Nuclear Safety Related Features." For any user who has signed up to the QA&R program, any serious defect discovered in any of these features in a build of STAAD.Pro supplied as part of the QA&R that is determined to be of Critical or High Severity, will be notified as per the reporting requirements.

The following input command driven features of STAAD Analysis and Design engine under default axis system (Y-up) are consider as "Nuclear Safety Related Features" of the software product.

Static Analysis
1. first order elastic analysis
2. P-Delta analysis
3. direct analysis
Dynamic Analysis
Features related to application of general loadings applied at/on nodes, members, plates and solids.
Features related to application of local boundary conditions (e.g., member releases, offsets etc.)
Features related to application of global boundary conditions (e.g., fixed, pinned, fixed but, spring supports)
Automated load generation features as per US codes:
1. Wind load generation per ASCE 7
2. Seismic load generation per UBC, IBC/ASCE
3. Response spectrum load generation per IBC/ASCE
4. Moving load generation

Design Codes:

Command file driven Steel design codes:
1. AISC 360
  1. 2005,
  2. 2010,
  3. 2016
2. AISC ASD
  1. 9th Edition (1989)
3. AISC LRFD
  1. 2nd Edition (1994),
  2. 3rd Edition (2001)
4. AISC N690
  1. 1984,
  2. 1994 with Supplements S1 and S2
5. ASME NF3000
  1. 1974,
  2. 1977,
  3. 1989,
  4. 1998,
  5. 2004
6. CSA S16
  1. 2009,
  2. 2014,
  3. 2019
Command file driven Concrete design:
1. ACI 318
  1. 1999,
  2. 2002,
  3. 2005,
  4. 2008,
  5. 2011

The "Nuclear Safety Related Features" are limited to the STAAD Analysis & Design engine only. Note that any other features, such as the graphical user interface and interfaces to link to external applications such as AutoPipe, RAM Connection, RAM Concept etc. are not considered as "Nuclear Safety Related Features" of the product/program.