Auto Load Combination dialog
Used to automatically create load combinations based on code-specified combination rules and primary load type selections.
In order to use this feature, one or more primary load cases must be created with a load type defined. A load type can be assigned to a primary load case either at the time when the load is being created or later.
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Select Load Combination Code |
The load types available include the following:
Note: Any Load Rule
sets you have added or edited in the
Edit Load Rules for Auto Load Combination
Generator dialog are also available here.
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Select Load Combination Category | Select the load combination category as specified in the selected load combination code. Refer to the selected code for details. | ||||||||||
Select Starting Combination No | Type an integer for the initial load combination number. This number should not be a current load case number. | ||||||||||
Create Repeat Load Cases | Select this option to create primary load cases for all the
load case combinations in the Selected Load Combinations list using the
Repeat Load Command, rather than combined results using Load Combinations.
See GS. Load Types in STAAD.Pro for additional information on using Repeat loads versus Load Combinations. |
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Include Notional Load | Select this option to include Notional Load cases in the
generated combinations when the Create Repeat Load
Cases option is selected, if they are present in the input
file.
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Generate Loads | Click to create all the load combinations. The generated load combinations, with their associated load factors, are shown in the Selected Load Combinations list on the right-hand side. | ||||||||||
Discarded Load Combinations | Any load combinations which are generated can be removed from the final load combination. These will be listed here. | ||||||||||
list operators |
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Selected Load Combinations list | All load combinations which will be added to the input file are listed here. |
Automatically Generated Load Combinations in the STAAD input file
In the STAAD.Pro Input File, the generated load combinations look like the following:
UNIT FEET KIP
LOAD 1 DEAD + LIVE
MEMBER LOAD
2 UNI GY -2.5
LOAD 2 WIND FROM LEFT
JOINT LOAD
2 FX 10
LOAD COMB 3 Generated AISC 1
1 1.6
LOAD COMB 4 Generated AISC 2
1 1.4
LOAD COMB 5 Generated AISC 3
1 1.7 2 0.8
LOAD COMB 6 Manual
1 1.7 2 -1.2
PERFORM ANALYSIS
PRINT MEMBER FORCES
The syntax
Generated xxx n
, where
xxx is the design code name (AISC, BOCA, etc.) and
n is the index in the series of load combinations
generated for a specific code, are interpreted by
STAAD.Pro. Deleting any of the
aforementioned keywords will break the program’s ability to read back in the
generated load combinations.
The following are some important caveats to keep in mind when using the automatic load combination generator:
- If the automatically generated load combinations are edited (or deleted) from the STAAD input file, they will be reflected in the graphical interface as well.
- The load combination
numbers (i.e.
LOAD COMB n GENERATED AISC 1
) can also be edited from the input file. - Deleting the keyword
GENERATED
code index will remove that particular load combination from the automatically generated list. It will not remove the load combination. - The factors assigned to the primary load cases in a generated load combination cannot be changed in the graphical interface using the Combine button from the Loads dialog box.