STAAD.

Pro provides some graphical methods of identifying the starting and ending
nodes of members. The keyboard hotkey to toggle the display of beam end colors is
A. Shift+E
B. Ctrl+E
C. Alt+E
D. none of the above
ANSWER: A

The origin of the local axis system for any member occurs at the ____________ for
that member. The local x axis starts at the (local) origin and points toward the
ending node.
A. Starting node
B. Ending node
C. 0,0,0
D. none of the above
ANSWER: A

All three local axes are __________________, and their relationships to each other
are defined by the ____________ (close the x axis into the y axis with the fingers
of the right hand and the right thumb will indicate the positive sense of the z
axis).
A. Mutually perpendicular, right-hand rule
B. Mutually parallel, right-hand rule
C. Mutually perpendicular, left-hand rule
D. Mutually parallel, left-hand rule
E. None of the above
ANSWER: A

STAAD.Pro has the ability to automatically account for the weight of the members in
the model.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A

Describe the support boundary conditions for a fully pinned support in STAAD.Pro:
A. The three translational degrees of freedom areunrestrained
B. The three rotational degrees of freedom areunrestrained
C. All degrees of freedom are unrestrained
D. none of the above
ANSWER: B

The option to show Beam Orientation produces color-coded local coordinate axis
triads on all of the individual members. That is, ______ represents local x, ______
represents local y, and _______ represents local z.
A. Blue, Red, Green
B. Red, Green, Blue
C. Green, Red, Blue
D. none of the above
ANSWER: A

Plates in STAAD.Pro are defined by three or four corner nodes. Consider the plates
with nodes at the corners labeled A, B, C and D. The orientation of the local
coordinate system for plates is determined as follows. Which of the choices is not
TRUE?
A. The local x-axis is defined to be perpendicular to the vector pointing from node
A to node B.
B. The cross-product of vectors AB and AC defines a vector parallel to the local
zaxis of the plate, i.e., z = AB x AC. The local z-axis is always normal to the
plate surface.
C. The cross-product of vectors z and x defines a vector parallel to the local
yaxis, i.e., y = z cross x. (Both the x and y axes always lie in the plane of the
plate.)
D. The origin of the plate local axis system occurs at the mathematical average of
the plate's nodal coordinates.
ANSWER: A

In the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface, which Tab in the Page Control is used to
define and assign properties?
A. Setup
B. Geometry
C. General
D. Analysis/Print
E. Design
ANSWER: C

In the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface, which sub-Tab in the "General" Page
Control Tab is used to define and assign section properties, plate thicknesses, and
Beta Angles, and allows the option of associating a material to a section?
A. Property
B. Spec
C. Support
D. Load & Definition
E. Material
ANSWER: A

In the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface, which sub-Tab in the "General" Page
Control Tab is used to define and assign parameters that modify the way structural
entities behave?
A. Property
B. Spec
C. Support
D. Load & Definition
E. Material
ANSWER: B

In the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface, which sub-Tab in the "General" Page
Control Tab is used to define and assign boundary conditions for the model?
A. Property
B. Spec
C. Support
D. Load & Definition
E. Material
ANSWER: C

In the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface, which sub-Tab in the "General" Page
Control Tab is used to define and assign load conditions and combinations?
A. Property
B. Spec
C. Support
D. Load & Definition
E. Material
ANSWER: D

In the STAAD.Pro graphical user interface, which sub-Tab in the "General" Page
Control Tab is used to define and assign material properties to structural
entities?
A. Property
B. Spec
C. Support
D. Load & Definition
E. Material
ANSWER: E

The angle whose size is 4" x 3-1/2" x 3/8" is specified in Staad.Pro as:
A. L40356
B. L04358
C. L40358
D. none of the above
ANSWER: A

The last thing to do after creating the Model in Staad.Pro (and before proceeding
to the next phase- Assigning Properties) is to:
A. Renumber the Nodes
B. Renumber the Beams
C. Redefine Incidences
D. none of the above
ANSWER: C

This tool provides an option to simply switch the order of the starting and ending
nodes for selected members. The other options provide ways to revise the incidence
of selected members so that the starting node is closer to the origin than the
ending node, or farther from the origin than the ending node
A. Redefine Incidence
B. Renumber Nodes
C. Renumber Beams
D. Renumber Plates
E. none of the above
ANSWER: A