P. Using the Earthquake Workflow
To perform the geometry checks per Eurocode 8, STAAD.Pro must first calculate the center of mass for each defined floor. Specifying a response spectrum loading accomplishes this.
All the analysis methods for design and evaluation of the
performance of a structure mentioned in Eurocode, as listed in the following,
are all available in STAAD.Pro:
Note: In order to make use
of the EC8 response spectrum load, a linear modal response spectrum analysis
should be used. This is required to locate the center of mass which is needed
to perform the associated geometry checks.
Loads are distributed by element stiffness to all members during analysis. Thus, for the purposes of Eurocode 8, all members are assumed to be "primary seismic" elements.