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Indian Codes - Steel Design per IS 800 - 1984

11C.4 Design Parameters

In STAAD implementation of IS:800, the user is allowed complete control of the design process through the use of design parameters.
Available design parameters to be used in conjunction with IS:800 are listed in Table 7B.1 of this section along with their default values
and applicable restrictions. Users should note that when the TRACK parameter is set to 1.0 and use in conjunction with this code,
allowable bending stresses in compression (FCY & FCZ), tension (FTY & FTZ), and allowable shear stress (FV) will be printed out in
Member Selection and Code Check output in Mpa. When TRACK is set to 2.0, detailed design output will be provided.

Once a parameter is specified, its value stays at that specified number until it is specified again. This is the way STAAD works
for all codes.

Table 11C.1-Indian Steel Design IS 800:1984 Parameters


Parameter Name Default Value Description
CODE - Must be specified as INDIAN

Design Code to follow.

See section 5.48.1 of the Technical Reference


Manual.
BEAM 3.0 0.0 = design only for end moments and those
at locations specified by the SECTION
command.

1.0 = calculate section forces at twelfth points


along the beam, design at each intermediate
location and report the critical location where
ratio is maximum.
CMY 0.85 for sidesway Cm value in local y & z axes
and
CMZ calculated for no
sidesway
DFF None "Deflection Length" / Maxm. allowable local
(Mandatory for deflection
deflection check)
DJ1 Start Joint Joint No. denoting starting point for calculation
of member of "Deflection Length" (See Note 1)
DJ2 End Joint of Joint No. denoting end point for calculation of
member "Deflection Length" (See Note 1)
DMAX 100.0 cm. Maximum allowable depth.
DMIN 0.0 cm. Minimum allowable depth.
FYLD 250 MPA Yield strength of steel.

(36.25 KSI)
KY 1.0 K value in local y-axis. Usually, this is minor
axis.
KZ 1.0 K value in local z-axis. Usually, this is major
axis.
LY Member Length Length in local y-axis to calculate slenderness
ratio.
LZ Member Length Same as above except in local z-axis (major).

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MAIN 180 (Comp. Allowable Kl/r for slenderness calculations for


Memb.) compression members.
NSF 1.0 Net section factor for tension members.
PROFILE - Used to search for the lightest section for the
profile(s) specified for member selection. See
Section 5.48.1 of the Technical Reference
Manual for details.
RATIO 1.0 Permissible ratio of the actual to allowable
stresses.
SSY 0.0 0.0 = Sidesway in local y-axis.

1.0 = No sidesway
SSZ 0.0 Same as above except in local z-axis.
TMAIN 400 (Tension Allowable Kl/r for slenderness calculations for
Memb) tension members.
TRACK 0.0 0.0 = Suppress critical member stresses

1.0 = Print all critical member stresses

2.0 = Print expanded output. If there is


deflection check it will also print the governing
load case number for deflection check
whenever critical condition for design is not
DEFLECTION.
(see fig.8B.1)
UNF 1.0 Same as above provided as a fraction of actual
member length.
UNL Member Length Unsupported length for calculating allowable
bending stress.

11C.4.1 Notes

a. "Deflection Length" is defined as the length that is used for calculation of local deflections within a member. It may be noted
that for most cases the "Deflection Length" will be equal to the length of the member. However, in some situations, the
"Deflection Length" may be different. A straight line joining DJ1 and DJ2 is used as the reference line from which local
deflections are measured.

For example, refer to the figure below where a beam has been modeled using four joints and three members. The “Deflection
Length” for all three members will be equal to the total length of the beam in this case. The parameters DJ1 and DJ2 should be
used to model this situation. Thus, for all three members here, DJ1 should be 1 and DJ2 should be 4.

D = Maximum local deflection for members 1, 2, and 3.

PARAMETERS

DFF 300. ALL

DJ1 1 ALL

DJ2 4 ALL

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b. If DJ1 and DJ2 are not used, "Deflection Length" will default to the member length and local deflections will be measured from
original member line.
c. The above parameters may be used in conjunction with other available parameters for steel design.

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