Category: Technical Manuals

Structural Modelling

Slab Additional Loads Library

The “Slab Additional Loads Library” is used to create/edit the additional dead loads selectable from the drop down menu on the “Slab Properties” dialog. "Slab…

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Structural Modelling

Member Replication Manipulation

Program provides some modelling replication/ manipulation for ease of modelling.  Copy/ Move Member Select a member (e.g. frame member) or multiple members.  Right-click and select…

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Structural Modelling

Working With Steel Dome

Steel Dome Structure can be easily created using the "Steel Dome" function in the "Modelling" tab. Defining a New Dome To define a steel dome : Go…

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Structural Modelling

Polyline Column Editor

To create a irregular shape concrete column, you use Polyline Column Editor.  After defining a rectangular column at an intersection, this column can be converted…

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Structural Modelling

Define Wall Column Span Loads

User-defined varying distributed lateral loads can be applied to the individual column and wall member.  The span load applied maybe used to simulate : Soil…

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Structural Modelling

Measure In Plan View And 3d View

The measure command in ProtaStructure is significantly improved so that you can snap to any 2D and 3D points, including line intersections, solid object vertices,…

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Structural Modelling

Defining A New Brace

Defining a New Brace In order to define new braces follow the below steps:  Click on the "Brace" button from "Modelling" ribbon or you can use command…

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Structural Modelling

Article 7 10 2020

With reference to the flow chart, click on the links below for details. 1.  Build the Model Building a Model Guideline Building Model Check 2. …

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Structural Modelling

Working With Flat Slabs

Flat Slab Guidelines The modelling, analysis and design of flat slab is described in detail here : For ProtaStructure 2022/ ProtaStructure 2024: Flat Slab Modelling, Analysis…

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