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ETABS Structural Design Procedure Guide

This document outlines the steps to create a framing plan and analyze a structure in Etabs. It includes: 1) laying out the grid lines and storey dimensions, 2) defining materials and section properties, 3) drawing the beams, columns, and slabs, 4) assigning load patterns including dead, live, and lateral loads, 5) adding point loads, 6) running analyses, and 7) reviewing and designing the structure based on the load combinations. The procedure provides guidance on modeling parameters, load assumptions, and design considerations.

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ETABS Structural Design Procedure Guide

This document outlines the steps to create a framing plan and analyze a structure in Etabs. It includes: 1) laying out the grid lines and storey dimensions, 2) defining materials and section properties, 3) drawing the beams, columns, and slabs, 4) assigning load patterns including dead, live, and lateral loads, 5) adding point loads, 6) running analyses, and 7) reviewing and designing the structure based on the load combinations. The procedure provides guidance on modeling parameters, load assumptions, and design considerations.

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Procedure

1 Framing Plan
Layout
Designation
Grid Lines
2 Etabs Initialization
New Models
Default Setting
Number of Grid Lines in X - Direction
Number of Grid Lines in Y - Direction
Spacing
Click Custom Grid Spacing
Display Grids
By Ordinate
(check)By Spacing

Storey Dimension
Grid Only
Edit Storey
Story Data
3 Draw Framing Plan
Define Materials
Define Materials Properties
Material name, Modify/Show Material …, Modulus
Sections Properties
Frame Sections
Section Dimension, Property Modifiers,REBAR
Sections Properties
Frame Sections

Section Dimension, Property Modifiers,REBAR

Sections Properties
Slab Sections
Modeling Type
Click Special One Way
Modifiers
Thickness
Draw Actual Framing
Draw (Beam) & Column

Draw(Slab)

Releasing
Assign, Releasing
4 Loadings
Define Loadings
Modification of Similar Stories
Basic Loads
Define - Load Patterns
add SDL
Shell - Uniform (TYPICAL FLOORS)
with hallway

Deck
Linear Loads
Trapezoidal by segment for adding loads

5 Stairs

6 Point Loads
assign - joint loads

7 Earthquake(SEISMIC)
Define - Load Patterns
Modify lateral load

LOAD COMBINATION
Define - load combination
Defining INTERTIAL FORCE
Define - Mass Source
Design - Liveload reduction
Analyze- Active Degrees of Freedom
Set Active -- CHECK MODEL
RUN ANALYSIS
Last Analysis
DESIGN PROCESS
design -- concrete frame design
Set Load Combo
Design -start design / check of structure
show longitudinal
As
Perpendicular to the X-Axis
Perpendicular to the Y-Axis
Useful if fixed in size

Perpendicular to origin
Distance of grid 1 to grid 2,
Always Descending

Material for Beam and Column

FOR BEAM SIZE

Change only Moment


FOR Column SIZE

Change only Moment


if reinforce checked --- CRITICAL
if reinforce design ---- ETABs Provide Reinforce
FOR Slab SIZE

Membrane
for ONEWAY SLAB
Change Bending

left to right (BEAM), down to up (Beam)

no arrow for 2way, w/ arrow 1 way


angle correction for one way -- assign -- local axes
clear display

For Beam supported by beam


Exception - Cantilever Beam
if supported by column NO RELEASE
if continuous end even if it’s a slab

Based on architectural plan


DL, LL, SDL

Super dead
LIVELOAD - SDL - DEADLOAD
choose higher
if you delete load, if sdl, then sdl only
will be deleted

Always use add


Uniform load for cantilever + selfweight
Added at beam with cantilever slab
divide by the short direction

Trusses
Give the specific direction (-)
add to z axis

accidental ecc. --- 0.05


Ft additional for due to whip effects
earthquake effects at the ground floor,
basement is not part of it
Phivolcs greates strength
distance from fault is 5meters only

Error if WARNING,ERRoR

Choose ALL

O/S -- FAIL
Master Story

For Proper Naming Materials FC3FY40FYS40


FC_FY_FYS_
B(SIZE)FC3FY40FYS40

For Proper Naming Materials FC3FY40FYS40


OS(thickness)FC3FY40FYS40(one way)
S(Thickness)FC3FY40FYS40(2-way)

Replicate, Draw Point of Object


superimposed
all self weight to DL, all applied load to SDL

Stairs (TYPE)
single -flight (1 slope)
double - flight(change in direction) w/ landing area winders - added step
helical or spiral
Stairs is a one way slab with discontinuous ends

Earthquake
Static analysis - sum up all gravity loads
compute base shear
Dynamic Analysis -

Dumping >> energy loss in earthquake


base isolators

Inertial Force - Depends of the mass of the object


if no warehouse - a lot 10% of the liveload
w/ storage or warehousue - a lot 20%
Determine 2-way or 1-way
Short Direction 3
Long Direction 5
0.6 2-way Slab

Two-way Slab Calculation


Thickness 88.888889 100

One-way Slab Calculation CHOOSE LARGER THICKNESS


Short Direction 2.5
Both End Continuous 89.285714 if there's another slab
One End Continuous 104.16667 if there's discontinuous slab
Both End Discontinuous, Simply Sup 125
Cantilever 250 Cantilever Slab

Magnitude of Linear Loads


Height of the Wall 3
Beam size 0.4
Linear Loads 0.4861 kips
0.148201219512195
0.074100609756098

Cantilever Slab
live load 40
Short Direction 0.9
uniform load(applied load only) 55 lb/ft
self weight of cantilever 50 lb/ft
Linear load (DL) 309.96 lb/ft
LL 118.08 lb/ft
self weight of the slab
thickness 100
self weight of the slab 50

Stair(SDL)
Short Direction 3
self weight of the slab
thickness 150
self weight of the slab 75 lb/ft

Threads 40 lb/ft
Misc 20 lb/ft
self-weight 75 lb/ft
135 lb/ft
Linear load(SDL) 664.2 lb/ft

Live Load 100 lb/ft


Linear load(LL) 492 lb/ft
0.486

0.32
0
0.806
Design Parameters(Ksi)
f'c 4
fy 60 Main Reinforce
fys 40 Shear Reinforce
Trial Sections
Column Size 200x400
Beam Size
Intermediate 175x400 Supported by another beams
Girders 200x400 Supported by columns
Storey Heights
Properties Modifiers Cover Earthquake(Static) overstrength
Beam 0.35 60 Concrete 0.03 8.5
Column 0.7 Steel 0.035 8
Slab 0.25
SA hardrock
SB rock
Generic Load SC softrock
DL SD stiff soil
Partition 25 psf SE soft soil
Finish & Tapping 25 psf SF Office of the building official
Ceiling Materials 5 psf
LL
Residential 40 psf ZONE
Hallway 100 psf 2 0.2
Deck 100 psf 4 0.4
Water Tank 150 psf
Roof 12 psf SIESMIC CATEGORY
A M>=7
Stair Load B 6.5<=M<7
DL C M<6.5
threads 40 psf
misc 20 psf Importance Factor
LL 100 psf 1.5 Hospital/School
SDL 1.25 PowerPlants
1 Misc Struc

LOAD COMBInation
1.4(DL + SDL)

1.2(DL + SDL) +1.6 LL

1.2(DL + SDL)+Fr.(LL) +E
fr 1.0 if there are areas in excess of 4.8kpa
100psf (garage, public assemblies), other
wise .5
EQ = pEh +Ev
p = redundancy, 1 if drift will be checked drift lateral movement of the building
Eh = Eqx/Eqy
Ev = 0.5CaxIxDL Ca at Load Patterns Eqx
Feet Meter
1 0.3048

Meter Feet
3 9.84252

Modulus of E
f'c
f'c 20.7 MPA
E 21383.71 MPA

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