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STAAD.Pro V8 (SELECTseries 4)

AD.2007-09.1 Features Affecting the General Program

AD.2007-09.1.2 I-Section with Flange Plates or Composite Slab

User Provided steel table Wide Flange sections can now have an additional bottom flange
plate or composite concrete on the top flange.
These options are available in the Wide Flange dialog in the user interface. The additional
flange plates or composite slab data is then used along with the base section properties.

Adding a UPT I-Section with Different Flange Shapes

1. (Optional) Select Tools > Select Input Units. Select appropriate units for length and
click OK.
2. Select Tools > Create User Table.
If no User Defined Table exists, you will be prompted to create one.
The Create User Provided Table dialog opens.
3. Click New Table.
The Select Section Type dialog opens.
4. In the Select Section Type list, select WIDE FLANGE and then click OK.

You can also use this dialog to save the User Provided Table as a separate file.

The dialog closes and the Select Existing Table list in the Create User Provided Table
dialog now has at least one entry.
5. Click Add New Property.
The Wide Flange dialog opens.

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6. Type dimensions in the D, TF, WF, TW, TF1, and, WF1 fields to define the section.

Refer to Section 5.19.1 of the Technical Reference Manual for detailed

descriptions on properties of Wide Flange sections in User Steel tables.

7. To add a composite flange, select the Additional Composite Flange option and type
values for B(left), B(right), Thickness, and Modular Ratio.
8. To add a bottom cover plate, select the Additional Bottom Steel Plate option and
type values for B(left), B(right), and Thickness.

Bottom cover plates can only be added in association with a composite slab.

9. Click Calculate.

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The derivative cross section properties are calculated.

10. Click OK.
The dialog closes and the section is added to the Table Data list in the Create User
Provided Table dialog.

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