To assign additional member and structure attributes used for performance
design, use the following procedure.
The following tools used are only available
when the Performance Design mode is selected in the
Chinese Steel Design workflow.
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On the Chinese Steel Design
ribbon tab, select the Storey
Information tool in the
Performance group.
The Storey
Information dialog opens.
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Add storey definitions by elevation to define the structure
storey levels.
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Assign the storey levels to members using the provided
tools.
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Click Close.
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On the Chinese Steel Design
ribbon tab, select the Dissipated
Region tool in the
Performance group.
The Dissipated
Region dialog opens.
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Select the appropriate end for the member plastic zone and
assign to members. using the provided tools.
Note: Dissipated region assignments
are stored in the STAAD input file as member
attributes.
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Click Close.