STAAD PRO (Basic To Premium) Course

About Course

This course is designed to provide a complete and practical understanding of Bentley STAAD.Pro, one of the most widely used software tools for structural analysis and design. The course starts with fundamental engineering concepts required before using the software and gradually progresses toward modeling, analysis, and design of real-world structures.

Students will first learn essential theoretical topics such as unit systems, structural behavior, stresses and strains, shear force and bending moment diagrams, types of structures, and an introduction to finite element analysis. These concepts build a strong foundation necessary to correctly understand and use STAAD.Pro.

The course then focuses on hands-on training in STAAD.Pro, covering model creation, material properties, load application, analysis procedures, and interpretation of results. Learners will gain experience in steel, concrete, and foundation design according to relevant design codes.

By the end of this course, students will be able to confidently model, analyze, and design structures using STAAD.Pro, understand analysis results, and apply engineering judgment to real-life structural projects. This course is ideal for civil engineering students, fresh graduates, and practicing engineers who want to enhance their structural design skills using industry-standard software.

By the end of this comprehensive course, you will be able to:
Understand fundamental structural engineering concepts, including unit conversion, stresses, strains, shear force, bending moments, and types of structures.
Navigate and use Bentley STAAD.Pro interface effectively for modeling, analysis, and design.
Create and assign materials, sections, and member properties for accurate structural models.
Apply loads including dead, live, wind, seismic, and moving loads correctly.
Perform structural analysis using STAAD.Pro, interpret results, and verify member forces, displacements, and reactions.
Design RCC and steel structures according to Indian standards (IS 456 for concrete, IS 800 for steel) using WSD and LSD methods.
Conduct seismic and wind load analysis and apply dynamic methods like response spectrum analysis.
Model and analyze special structures such as water tanks, cantilever retaining walls, and crane girders.
Use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for beams, plates, shells, and solids to simulate real structural behavior.
Generate tabulated design results, reports, and documentation ready for construction or presentation.
Apply engineering judgment to real-world projects, ensuring safe, economical, and code-compliant designs.

Course Content

Before you start using Bentley STAAD.Pro

Understanding Unit Conversion Tables
Overview of Structural Design & Analysis
Stresses and Stains
Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams
Introduction to Types of Structures
Overview of Steel, Concrete and Foundation Design
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

Introduction to STAAD.Pro

About Bentley STAAD.Pro
Starting STAAD.Pro
Graphical User Interface
Starting a New Project
Working with User Interface:  Menu Bars  Tool Bars  Tabs  Snap Node / Beam Window  Data Area  Main Window
Opening and Existing Project
Saving a Project
Configuring Units
Keyboard Shortcuts
Importing Model in STAAD.Pro
Coordinate Systemes

Structural Modeling

Adding Beams using Tools
Creating Beams (Colinear, Along Axes)
Creating Plates
Creating Surfaces
Creating Solid Elements
Creating Structure
Stretching and Intersecting Members
Merging Members and Nodes
Renumbering Nodes, Members and Elements
Splitting and Breaking Beams
Cutting Sections

Material Constants and Section Properties

Member Specifications and Supports

Loads

Performing Analysis

Post Processing & Report Creation

RCC Design

General overview of Concrete Design As per IS 456:2000
RCC Design Parameters in STAAD.Pro
Design of Beams
Design for Flexure
Design for Shear
Design of Columns
Concrete Design Command
Concrete Design Parameter Specification
Concrete Take off Command
Analysis and Design of G+3 RCC Framed Building using STAAD.Pro

Steel Design

General Overview of Steel Design as per IS 800
Working / Allowable Stresses Design
WSD Parameter Specifications
Limit State Design (LSD)
LSD Parameter Specifications
Member Selection Specifications
Tabulated Results of Steel Design
Analysis and Design of Structural Steel Framed Building using STAAD.Pro
Analysis and Design of Structural Steel Truss Building using STAAD.Pro
Analysis of Crane Girder using Moving Load Method

Seismic Analysis

Wind Load Analysis

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

Analysis of Water Tank

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Course Content

Before you start using Bentley STAAD.Pro

Understanding Unit Conversion Tables

Overview of Structural Design & Analysis

Stresses and Stains

Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams

Introduction to Types of Structures

Overview of Steel, Concrete and Foundation Design

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

Introduction to STAAD.Pro

About Bentley STAAD.Pro

Starting STAAD.Pro

Graphical User Interface

Starting a New Project

Working with User Interface:  Menu Bars  Tool Bars  Tabs  Snap Node / Beam Window  Data Area  Main Window

Opening and Existing Project

Saving a Project

Configuring Units

Keyboard Shortcuts

Importing Model in STAAD.Pro

Coordinate Systemes

Structural Modeling

Adding Beams using Tools

Creating Beams (Colinear, Along Axes)

Creating Plates

Creating Surfaces

Creating Solid Elements

Creating Structure

Stretching and Intersecting Members

Merging Members and Nodes

Renumbering Nodes, Members and Elements

Splitting and Breaking Beams

Cutting Sections

Material Constants and Section Properties

Material Constants

Creating and Editing Material Properties

Assigning Materials to the Structure

Orthotropic Materials

Section Properties  Prismatic Sections  Tapered Sections  Steel Sections  Steel Joist and Joist Girders  Plate/Surface Thickness

Member Specifications and Supports

Node Specification

Member Specifications  Release  Offset  Property Reduction factors  Cable  Truss  Compression  Tension  Inactive

Plate Specifications  Release  Ignore Inplane Rotation  Plane Stress

Supports:  Fixed  Pinned  Fixed But  Enforced  Enforced But  Multilinear Spring  Foundation  Inclined  Tension/Compression Only Springs

Loads

Types of Loads: Self Weight, Nodal, Member, Area, Floor, Plate, Surface and Solid,

Load Generation

Load Combinations

Performing Analysis

Pre Analysis  Problem Statistics  Joint Coordinates  Member Information  Material Properties  Support Information  Element & Solid Information

Performing Analysis

Post Processing & Report Creation

Post Analysis Print  Load Lists  Joint Displacement www.ifsacademy.org  Member Forces  Support Reactions  CG  Mode Shapes  Section Displacement  Analysis Results  Member Stresses  Element Forces/Stresses

Viewing Results

Output File

Post Processing Mode

RCC Design

General overview of Concrete Design As per IS 456:2000

RCC Design Parameters in STAAD.Pro

Design of Beams

Design for Flexure

Design for Shear

Design of Columns

Concrete Design Command

Concrete Design Parameter Specification

Concrete Take off Command

Analysis and Design of G+3 RCC Framed Building using STAAD.Pro

Steel Design

General Overview of Steel Design as per IS 800

Working / Allowable Stresses Design

WSD Parameter Specifications

Limit State Design (LSD)

LSD Parameter Specifications

Member Selection Specifications

Tabulated Results of Steel Design

Analysis and Design of Structural Steel Framed Building using STAAD.Pro

Analysis and Design of Structural Steel Truss Building using STAAD.Pro

Analysis of Crane Girder using Moving Load Method