- Categorized load into specific load group
types like dead, wind, live, seismic, snow,
user-defined, etc. Automatically generate load
combinations based on standard loading codes
such as ASCE, ACI, LRFD, BOCA, IBC, UBC, etc.
- One way loading to simulate load distribution
on one-way slabs
- Patch and pressure loading on solid (brick)
elements
- Element pressure loads can be applied along
a global direction on any imaginary surface
without having elements located on that surface
- Automatic wind load generator for complex
inclined surfaces, irregular panels and multiple
levels also taking into consideration user-defined
panels
- Loading for Joints,
Members/Elements including Concentrated, Uniform
Linear, Trapezoidal, Temperature,
Strain, Support Displacement, Prestress and
Fixed-end Loads
- Global, Local and Projected
Loading Directions
- Uniform or varying Element
Pressure Loading on entire or selected portion
of plate elements
- Floor/Area Load converts
load-per-area to member loads based on one-way
or two-way actions
- Automatic Moving Load
Generation per standard AASHTO or user defined
loading
- IBC 2003/UBC 94, 97/AIJ/IS
1893/Cypriot/NTC (Mexican)/NBCC 95(Canadian)
- Canadian seismic load generator (NBCC 1995)
including distribution of base shear along
the height of a structure
- Tributary/influence area diagrams plotted
for all wind, area and floor loads
- Factored Load Combinations
including algebraic and SRSS combination schemes
- Imposed displacements
in any number of load cases, any number of DOF,
any type of elements, and with inclined supports
- Temperature gradient
along local Z axis of member as well as local
Y axis
- Floor load generator which automatically updates
the pressure distribution if the floor changes.
Also, allows for elimination of floor members
and creation of floor groups.
- Automatically reduces the live loads dubbed
as Live Load or Roof Live Load as per UBC/IBC
- Automatic load combination generator and
editor to define custom load combinations
- Wind loading on open lattice structures
- ASCE 7-02 Wind and Snow (Unbalanced/Drifting)
loading including calculation of suction and
roof pressures
- Automatic generation of load envelopes saved as part of the STAAD file
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One-way and two-way gravity/floor load distribution 
Tributary areas of wind, floor and area loads
plotted |
