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STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
5-10
STAAD Commands
5.2 Problem Initiation And Title
Purpose
This command initiates the STAAD run, allows the user to specify
the type of the structure and an optional title.
General format:
⎧PLANE ⎫
⎪SPACE ⎪
STAAD ⎨ ⎬ (any title a
1
)
⎪TRUSS ⎪
⎩
FLOOR
⎭
Description
Any STAAD input has to start with the word STAAD. Following
type specifications are available:
PLANE = Plane frame structure
See
Section 1.3
SPACE = Space frame structure
TRUSS = Plane or space truss structure
FLOOR = Floor structure
a
1
= Any title for the problem. This title will appear on the top of
every output page. To include additional information in the page
header, use a comment line containing the pertinent information as
the second line of input.