Data from the STD File
- Last UpdatedDec 18, 2023
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It is assumed that an STD file, named D:\Staad\model.std, must be imported into AVEVA E3D Design. The STD file contains (in the example, some text has been removed for visual representation):
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER NAME XXXXXX
ENGINEER DATE 6-Oct-23
END JOB INFORMATION
UNIT METER KN
INPUT WIDTH 79
JOINT COORDINATES
75 -310.54 100.4 -301.14; 76 -310.54 107.82 -301.14;
77 -310.54 104.88 -301.14; 78 -310.54 100.734 -301.14;
79 -310.54 103.88 -301.14; 80 -310.54 104.607 -301.14;
.......
MEMBER INCIDENCES
10049 75 78; 10050 78 79; 10051 79 80; 10052 80 77; 10053 77 76;
10054 81 84; 10055 84 85; 10056 85 86; 10057 86 83; 10058 83 82;
10059 87 90; 10060 90 91; 10061 91 92; 10062 92 89; 10063 89 93;
.......
ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL
40012 133 135 123; 40013 107 123 149 147; 40014 89 107 147 145;
40015 77 89 145 143; 40016 128 114 106 122; 40017 104 133 123 136;
40018 149 146 147; 40019 145 144 142 143; 40020 148 115 146;
.......
START USER TABLE
TABLE 1 D:\Staad\UPT1.upt
TABLE 2 D:\Staad\UPT2.upt
END
ELEMENT PROPERTY
40012 TO 40028 THICKNESS 0.020
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC S355J0Steel
E 2.05e+008
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 76.8195
ALPHA 1.2e-005
DAMP 0.03
ISOTROPIC S275JRSteel
E 2.05e+008
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 76.8195
ALPHA 1.2e-005
DAMP 0.03
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY BRITISH
30021 30022 30031 30032 TABLE ST UA100x75x8
30023 30024 30025 30026 30027 30028 30029 30030 TABLE ST UA150x75x10
30033 30034 30035 30036 30037 30038 30039 30040 30041 TABLE ST TUB2001008.0
.......
In this STD file, find the records after the keyword "START USER TABLE":
START USER TABLE
TABLE 1 D:\Staad\UPT1.upt
TABLE 2 D:\Staad\UPT2.upt
END
The STD file references two USER PROVIDED TABLEs: D:\Staad\UPT1.upt and D:\Staad\UPT2.upt.
The data in the file D:\Staad\UPT1.upt is:
UNIT METER KN
WIDE FLANGE
400X400PG1
0.0291 0.4 0.015 0.4 0.03 0.00087233 0.00032 7.58e-006 0.006 0.016
400X400PG2
0.0384 0.4 0.02 0.4 0.04 0.00109568 0.00042688 1.792e-005 0.008 0.032
450X450PG
0.0434 0.45 0.02 0.45 0.04 0.00160212 0.000607747 2.01867e-005 0.009 0.036
750X300PG
0.0255 0.75 0.015 0.3 0.025 0.00240063 0.000112697 3.9125e-006 0.01125 0.01
850X300PG
0.0338 0.85 0.02 0.3 0.03 0.0038488 0.0001355 7.5e-006 0.017 0.012
1000X300X25X15PG
0.02925 1 0.015 0.3 0.025 0.00463734 0.000112767 4.19375e-006 0.015 0.01
The data in the file D:\Staad\UPT2.upt is:
UNIT METER KN
PIPE
273OD8
0.273 0.257 0.00333 0.00333
273OD9
0.273 0.2544 0.0038 0.0038
273OD12.7
0.273 0.2476 0.00519 0.00519
323.9OD12.7
0.3239 0.2985 0.0062 0.0062
355.6OD8
0.3556 0.3396 0.004368 0.004368
406OD12
0.406 0.382 0.007427 0.007427
508OD20
0.508 0.468 0.0153 0.0153
600OD30
0.6 0.56 0.0182 0.0182
650OD20
0.65 0.61 0.01979 0.01979
750OD25
0.75 0.7 0.0285 0.0285
800OD15
0.8 0.77 0.018496 0.018496
900OD25
0.9 0.85 0.0344 0.0344
1000OD15
1 0.97 0.023209 0.023209
D:\Staad\UPT1.upt describes the wide flange profiles using a name value, for example, "400X400PG1". D:\Staad\UPT2.upt.describes the PIPE profiles using a name value, for example, "273OD8".