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Practical articles on steel design, STAAD.Pro automation, OpenSTAAD and C#, and using AI well in structural engineering work.
IS 875 Part 3 wind load in STAAD.Pro: step by step
How to apply IS 875 (Part 3):2015 wind load to a portal frame or PEB in STAAD.Pro: design pressure, Cpe and Cpi, member loads, the limits of STAAD's generator, and checks.
ASCE 7-16 vs MBMA wind loads for metal buildings
How ASCE 7-16 directional wind loads and MBMA 2012 practice (based on ASCE 7-10) differ for metal buildings: qz and Ke, G·Cp and GCpi, (GCpf - GCpi), end zones and applying them in STAAD.Pro.
Wind load calculation as per IS 875 Part 3: step by step
The full IS 875 Part 3 wind load procedure explained: basic wind speed, k-factors, design pressure with Kd, Ka and Kc, pressure coefficients and load cases.
Loads & codesP-Delta Effect on Structures
P-Delta Analysis is a Non-linear second-order analysis which exhibits a considerable increase in the base moment when a structure is subjected to
Loads & codesLoad Path in Steel Structures – Why it is important?
What happens to the load applied to a structure? Whatever the load which acts on the structure ultimately tries to reach the