Design of Industrial Steel Buildings Using Staad Pro : With Indian Examples

This book is intended for students of civil engineering and young professionals who want to learn the design procedure of steel structures using Staad Pro software. As all the examples have been explained in Indian code procedure, this book will be very useful for Indian students and learning professionals. The modeling procedure, code provisions and calculations are explained together so that the reader understands the actual sequence of designing. Wherever necessary, snapshots and figures are introduced and the reader can easily comprehend the procedure. The author assumes that the reader of this book knows the basic commands of Staad Pro software. The new screens of the latest version of software and menus are introduced for reference. In case the reader does not know the basic commands of geometrical modeling, assignment of properties to columns and beams and application of loads etc., then he/she is advised to read my first book, ‘Staad Pro V8i for beginners’ published by the same publishers and available on online stores, before reading this book.