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Introduction to STAAD.PRO

Stadd.Pro V8i is the most popular structural engineering software product for 3D model generation, analysis, and multi-material design. It has an intuitive, user-friendly GUI, visualization tools, powerful analysis and design facilities and seamless integration to several other modeling and design software products. The software is fully compatible with all Windows operating systems but is optimized for Windows XP.

       For static or dynamic analysis of bridges, containment structures, embedded structures (tunnels and culverts), pipe racks, steel, concrete, aluminum or timber buildings, transmission towers, stadiums or any other simple or complex structure, Stadd.Pro has been the choice of design professionals around the world for their specific analysis needs. 

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STAAD METHODOLOGY      

Stadd.Pro is a general purpose program for performing the analysis and design of a wide variety of types of structures. The basic three activities which are to be carried out to achieve that goal -

• Model generation 
• The calculations to obtain the analytical results 
• Result verification