Steel structure Analysis using STAAD Pro

Day 1: Introduction to STAAD Pro and Steel Structures

• Overview of STAAD Pro interface and workflow
• Understanding types of steel structures (frames, trusses, industrial sheds)
• Units, settings, and steel design codes (like AISC, IS, Eurocode)
• Setting up a new project: defining geometry using graphical input and coordinates
• Workshop: Create a basic steel frame model

Day 2: Load Application and Load Combinations

• Understanding types of loads: Dead Load, Live Load, Wind Load, Seismic Load
• Assigning member properties (section profiles)
• Applying loads: nodal loads, member loads, area loads
• Generating automatic load combinations as per codes
• Workshop: Apply realistic loads to a steel frame structure

Day 3: Analysis Setup and Execution

• Defining support conditions (fixed, pinned, roller)
• Understanding analysis types: static, P-delta, buckling
• Performing linear static analysis
• Reviewing analysis results: member forces, reactions, deflections
• Debugging common modeling and analysis errors
• Workshop: Analyze a portal frame under different loading cases

Day 4: Steel Design and Optimization

• Introduction to steel design parameters in STAAD Pro
• Performing steel member design checks (based on selected codes)
• Design optimization: selecting lighter or efficient sections
• Buckling analysis and lateral-torsional buckling considerations
• Workshop: Design and optimize a simple industrial shed structure

Day 5: Project Work and Reporting

• Full workflow: modeling, loading, analysis, design, and output generation
• Generating calculation reports and material take-off
• Exporting results and drawings
• Final tips: modeling best practices and error checking
• Final Workshop: Model, analyze, and design a multi-bay steel structure with full documentation
• Wrap-up and open Q&A

Would you also like a version where each day is divided into Morning (theory + concept) and Afternoon (hands-on workshop)?

It depends on how detailed you want to make the training!