Five load cases are to be created for this structure. Details of the individual cases are explained at the beginning of this tutorial.

The STAAD input file commands generated are:

UNIT METER KG
LOAD 1 DEAD LOAD
SELFWEIGHT Y -1
MEMBER LOAD
2 5 UNI GY -400
LOAD 2 LIVE LOAD
MEMBER LOAD
2 5 UNI GY -600
LOAD 3 WIND LOAD
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI GX 300
4 UNI GX 500
LOAD 4 DEAD + LIVE
REPEAT LOAD
1 1.2 2 1.5
LOAD 5 DEAD + WIND
REPEAT LOAD
1 1.1 3 1.3

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