STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
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5.51.2 Concrete Design-Parameter Specification
Purpose
This set of commands may be used to specify parameters to control
concrete design for beams, columns and individual plate elements.
General format:
⎧ACI ⎫
⎪AUSTRALIA⎫
⎪BRITISH ⎪
⎪CANADIAN ⎫
⎫CHINA ⎫
⎫EUROPE ⎪
COD
E ⎨FRENCH ⎬
⎪GERMAN ⎪
⎪INDIA ⎪
⎪JAPAN ⎪
⎪MEXICO ⎪
⎩
NORWAY
⎭
⎧MEMBER memb/elem list ⎫
parameter-name f
1
⎨ ⎬
⎩
( ALL )
⎭
Description
Parameter-name refers to the concrete parameters described in
Table 3.1.
f
1
= is the value of the parameter. Wherever applicable, this value
is input in the current units. The UNIT command is also
accepted during any phase of concrete design.