To create a new isotropic material definition for use
with your model, use the following procedure.
You may want to set the input units to a familiar set of
units for defining materials before creating a new material definition.
STAAD.Pro includes a set of predefined
materials for concrete, aluminum, steel, and stainless steel.
Select the
Materials page in the
Analytical Modeling page control bar.
The
Material - Whole Structure dialog
and the
Materials table open.
In the
Material - Whole Structure dialog
Isotropic tab, click
Create.
The
Isotropic Material dialog opens.
Type a
Title to identify the material.
This title must be different than the predefined
material names or any other existing user-defined material name.
Type the values of the Material Properties used for analysis:
Young's Modulus, E
Poisson's Ratio, ν
Density, γ
Thermal Coefficient, α
Critical Damping
Shear Modulus, G
Select the
Type of Material from the drop-down list.
Type the strength values in the
Design Properties section.
The fields corresponding to the selected material
type are active.
Click
OK.
The material
definition is now added to the
Materials table and is available for
selecting when assigning shapes and in
Material - Whole Structure dialog.