TR.29.1 Struclink Member Attribute

Used to provide identify continuity which analytical model members in the STAAD input file should be made continuous physical members across a joint passing data through the Struclink utility.

CAUTION: Though it is possible to manually enter Struclink data in the STAAD input file, it is strongly recommended that the user interface be used to add this information.

General Format

Note: A STRUCLINK attribute must be inserted in the DEFINE MEMBER ATTRIBUTE section.

"STRUCLINK" "{ USE_DEFAULT | BREAK_MEMBER_ACROSS }" LIST member-list

Where

Parameter	Description
`USE_DEFAULT`	This attribute value indicates that two adjacent members which meet the requirements for merging into a physical member will do so when exported via Struclink.
`BREAK_MEMBER_ACROSS`	This attribute value indicates that two adjacent members will not be merged into a single physical member when exported via Struclink, even if they would meet the criteria to do so. This allows you to define where physical members should be broken at a joint. For example, where two identical beams frame into either side of a multi-story column.
member-list	A list of member numbers.

Example

An example of some physical member formation attributes for Struclink in a STAAD.Pro input file:

DEFINE MEMBER ATTRIBUTE
"STRUCLINK" "USE_DEFAULT" LIST 1 TO 5 7
"STRUCLINK" "BREAK_MEMBER_ACCROSS" LIST 6 8
END DEFINE