GS. Nuclear Safety Related Features
An installation of STAAD.Pro provides users with an extensive set of
features and capabilities. It is recognized that STAAD.Pro can be used on
projects that require the highest level of safety such as nuclear power stations. Therefore,
a set of key features as listed below have been defined as
Nuclear Safety Related Features.For any user who has signed up to the QA&R program, any serious defect discovered in any of these features in a build of STAAD.Pro supplied as part of the QA&R that is determined to be of Critical or High Severity, will be notified as per the reporting requirements.
The following input command driven features of STAAD Analysis and Design engine
under default axis system (Y-up) are consider as Nuclear Safety Related
Features
of the software product.
- Static Analysis
- first order elastic analysis
- P-Delta analysis
- direct analysis
- Dynamic Analysis
- Features related to application of general loadings applied at/on nodes, members, plates and solids.
- Features related to application of local boundary conditions (e.g., member releases, offsets etc.)
- Features related to application of global boundary conditions (e.g., fixed, pinned, fixed but, spring supports)
- Automated load generation features as
per US codes:
- Wind load generation per ASCE 7
- Seismic load generation per UBC, IBC/ASCE
- Response spectrum load generation per IBC/ASCE
- Moving load generation
Design Codes:
- Command file driven Steel design codes:
- AISC 360
- 2005,
- 2010,
- 2016
- 2022
- AISC ASD
- 9th Edition (1989)
- AISC LRFD
- 2nd Edition (1994),
- 3rd Edition (2001)
- AISC N690
- 1984,
- 1994 with Supplements S1 and S2
- ASME NF3000
- 1974,
- 1977,
- 1989,
- 1998,
- 2004
- CSA S16
- 2009,
- 2014,
- 2019
- AISC 360
- Command file driven Concrete design:
- ACI 318
- 1999,
- 2002,
- 2005,
- 2008,
- 2011
- ACI 318
Note: The
Nuclear Safety Related Featuresare limited to the STAAD Analysis & Design engine only. Any other features, such as the graphical user interface and interfaces to link to external applications such as AutoPipe, RAM Connection, RAM Concept etc. are not considered as
Nuclear Safety Related Featuresof the product/program.