Analysis & Design Subcommittee

STAAD STEERING COMMITTEE

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SUBCOMMITTEE

 

SCOPE OF THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

SUBCOMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES

The analysis and design subcommittee will be responsible for issues related to analysis and design features of Staad:

  • Static and dynamic, analysis and design as well as nonlinear design features of Staad
  • Related modeling issues (physical members, working points/eccentricities, instabilities)
  • Finite element analysis capabilities
  • Code checking features (steel, concrete, aluminum, wood, etc.), including the incorporation of the latest design codes and/or additional design codes
  • Specialized design items (bridges, cable structures, nuclear plants, soil/structure interaction, etc.)

The committee will also be responsible for:

  • Evaluating recommendations made by other users
  • Critiquing these changes prior to their implementation
  • Recommending improvements to documentation

The analysis and design subcommittee might also make recommendations to other committees regarding items that would make the analysis or design easier to implement.

The chairman of this committee will have the responsibility of closing our items on the analysis and design action list after implementation by Research Engineers, Inc.