Analysis and design of 2D Truss using Staad Pro software

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Components of 2D Truss


Components of 2D Truss


Howe 2D Truss



Pratt 2D Truss



Bow string 2D Truss


Fink 2D Truss


Download section :

1. Go to Desktop 🡪select STAAD.pro Icon and double click



2. Select new project 🡪 select plane 🡪 enter file name as “EXERCISE -1’’🡪Select file destination as “local disk D/ civil department/Rg.no 🡪Select the units as Meters, KiloNewtons 🡪 Click next.



3. Select add beam and Click finish.



4. Cut Snap Node/beam.



5.Enter coordinates of 1st node as (0, 0, 0).


6. Select node using node cursor.


7. Select Geometry 🡪 Translational repeat.


8.Select the direction as "X" 🡪 spacing as "2.5m" 🡪 number of steps as "6" 🡪 enable link steps. .


9. This the output of the translational repeat.


10.Select the nodes and right click on mouse to copy.


11.Right click on mouse to paste.


12.Paste in Y direction as 1m .


13.This is the output.


14.Select the nodes and right click on mouse to copy.


15.Right click on mouse to paste in Y direction as 2m.


16. This is the output.


17.Select the central node and right click on mouse to copy.


18.Right click on mouse to paste. .


19.Paste in Y direction as 3m .


20.This is the output.


21.Connect the nodes with beam cursor to match truss pattern.


22. This is the output of truss.


23. Click on General 🡪 Support 🡪 Create.


24. Click on Create support 🡪 Pinned 🡪 Add.


25.Click on Create support 🡪 Enforced But 🡪 click Fy 🡪 Add.


26.Assign pinned support as shown in figure.


27.Assign Enforced But support as shown in figure.


28. General 🡪 property 🡪 section database 🡪 Indian 🡪 Angle 🡪ISA 90x90X8mm 🡪 Add.


29.Angle 🡪 ISA 20x20X3mm 🡪 Add.


30. Channel 🡪 ISMC 🡪 20x20X3mm 🡪 Add. .


31.Assign ISA 90x90X8mm to vertical and inclined members.


32.Assign ISA 20x20X3mm to top of the truss members.


33.Assign ISMC 200 to bottom of the truss members.


34. Click on General🡪load and definitions 🡪 load case details 🡪Add.


35.Select on Dead🡪 type DL 🡪 Add


36.This is the output .


37. Select DL 🡪 Add.


38. Select selfweight 🡪 - Y direction 🡪 Add.



Components of 2D Truss


Howe 2D Truss


Pratt 2D Truss


Bow string 2D Truss


Fink 2D Truss


Download section :

1. Go to Desktop 🡪select STAAD.pro Icon and double click


2. Select new project 🡪 select plane 🡪 enter file name as “EXERCISE -1’’🡪Select file destination as “local disk D/ civil department/Rg.no 🡪Select the units as Meters, KiloNewtons 🡪 Click next.


3. Select add beam and Click finish.


4. Cut Snap Node/beam.


5.Enter coordinates of 1st node as (0, 0, 0).

6. Select node using node cursor.

7. Select Geometry 🡪 Translational repeat.

8.Select the direction as "X" 🡪 spacing as "2.5m" 🡪 number of steps as "6" 🡪 enable link steps. .

9. This the output of the translational repeat.

10.Select the nodes and right click on mouse to copy.

11.Right click on mouse to paste.

12.Paste in Y direction as 1m .

13.This is the output.

14.Select the nodes and right click on mouse to copy.

15.Right click on mouse to paste in Y direction as 2m.

16. This is the output.

17.Select the central node and right click on mouse to copy.

18.Right click on mouse to paste. .

19.Paste in Y direction as 3m .

20.This is the output.

21.Connect the nodes with beam cursor to match truss pattern.

22. This is the output of truss.

23. Click on General 🡪 Support 🡪 Create.

24. Click on Create support 🡪 Pinned 🡪 Add.

25.Click on Create support 🡪 Enforced But 🡪 click Fy 🡪 Add.

26.Assign pinned support as shown in figure.

27.Assign Enforced But support as shown in figure.

28. General 🡪 property 🡪 section database 🡪 Indian 🡪 Angle 🡪ISA 90x90X8mm 🡪 Add.

29.Angle 🡪 ISA 20x20X3mm 🡪 Add.

30. Channel 🡪 ISMC 🡪 20x20X3mm 🡪 Add. .

31.Assign ISA 90x90X8mm to vertical and inclined members.


32.Assign ISA 20x20X3mm to top of the truss members.


33.Assign ISMC 200 to bottom of the truss members.


34. Click on General🡪load and definitions 🡪 load case details 🡪Add.


35.Select on Dead🡪 type DL 🡪 Add


36.This is the output .


37. Select DL 🡪 Add.


38. Select selfweight 🡪 - Y direction 🡪 Add.


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