STAAD or (STAAD.Pro) is a structural analysis and design software application originally developed by Research Engineers International (REI) in 1997.
A joint is then generated anywhere two physical objects meet in the model (as well as at the free ends of cantilevered members, for convenience).
An influence surface for a given effect on a bridge deck relates its value to movement of a unit load over the point of interest.
STAAD.Pro will automatically generate influence surfaces for effects such as bending moments for elements, deflection in all the degrees of freedom of nodes, and support reactions.
The user then instruct the program to utilize the relevant influence surfaces and, with due regards to code requirements, optimize load positions to obtain the maximum desired effects.
The Advanced Concrete Design workflow provides direct access for STAAD.Pro models to leverage the power of the RCDC application.
This is a standalone application, which is operated outside the STAAD.Pro environment, but requires a model and results data from a suitable analysis.
RCDC can be used to design the following objects: Pile Caps, Footings, Columns and walls, Beams, Slabs.
The data passed into RAM Concept includes the geometry, section and material properties, loads and combination information, and analysis results.
Through the in-built Macro Editor, one can leverage the functionalities of OpenSTAAD and automate the analysis and design workflows, thereby eliminating the chance of occurrence of potential errors due to manual intervention and reducing the required time for execution of the whole workflow (as compared to the manual execution time), to a large extent.