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Vikram Jeet,

Thanks for responding. I understand the first 2 terms of your equation. But I am not clear about the 3rd and 4th terms.

Term 1 : L * B * T * Vc represents the weight of the footing ...

when calculating the buoyant force on the foundation, what density should we use to multiply the volume of the soil displaced by the foundation? Unit weight of water? Unit weight of saturated soil? Un ...

By master node, are you referring to a master-slave system? So, are you asking how to specify masses in a model that does not have the master-slave command?

Take a look at examples 28 and 29 in the ...

I have tried to help you in whatever way I know. Looks like you need to take a training class on STAAD. They have offices in all four major metros. So, call their office and ask if you can meet their ...

For the MX in your equation, use STAAD's MZ.

For the MY in your equation, use STAAD's MY.

There is no concept of major and minor in STAAD. There is only local-Y and local-Z. When you ask it to design a beam (DESIGN BEAM MEMBER ..), the beam is designed for MZ. It does not matter what BETA ...

Attached are some figures I got from the people at STAAD technical support. They show the relationship between YD, ZD and the local Y and Z axis. These are for a column or a vertical member which has ...

In section 5.20.2 of the STAAD Technical Reference Help, it says that

YD f7 = Depth of the member in local y direction.

ZD f8 = Depth of the member in local z direction.

It ...

My understanding is the following. The stiffness matrix is based on the connectivity between various components of the structure. So, as there is no connectivity between 2 physically unconnected struc ...