ETABS MODELLING
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COLUMN LAYOUT
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GRID SPACING EDITING
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DEFINING STOREY LEVELS
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DEFINE MATERIALS
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DEFINE SECTION SIZES
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CREATE COLUMNS
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ASSIGNING SUPPORTS
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REPLICATE COLUMNS
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CREATE BEAMS FOR GROUND FLOOR
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CREATING JOINTS AT PLACES WHERE
THERE ARE NO GRIDS
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CREATE BEAMS FOR 1ST FLOOR
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REPLICATE BEAMS FOR SUCCESSIVE
FLOORS
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ADDING RESTRAINTS FOR SECONDARY
BEAMS
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ADD SLABS
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REPLICATE SLABS FOR SUCCESSIVE FLOORS
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CREATE STAIRCASE FOR BUILDING
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CREATE REFERENCE POINTS
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CREATE REFERENCE PLANES
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CREATE DIAPHRAGMS FOR EACH
FLOOR LEVEL
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Just perform check to see if all assignments
are valid till this point
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DEFINE LOAD PATTERNS
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ASSIGN LOADS UNDER DIFFERENT
LOAD PATTERNS
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All outer wall loads
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Inner wall load assignment
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Parapet wall loading
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Floor Finish
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Roof Finish
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Water Tank Load
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Live Load Assignment
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Roof Live
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SIESMIC LOADING
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MESHING OF SLABS
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MESHING OF FRAMES
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Define Mass Source
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LOAD COMBINATIONS
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CHECK MODEL
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RUN ANALYSIS
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RUN CONCRETE DESIGN
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CHECK FOR FAILED MEMBERS
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REDESIGN SECTION FOR FAILED
MEMBERS
• Select the failed members and change the section size
• Rerun the analysis.
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BEAM-COLUMN CAPACITY RATIO
This ratio should be less than 1, else redesign
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IDENTIFY ALL FAILURES
If there is any failure, the type of failure will be
mentioned in the respective frame
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Display Results
Moment and shear force at different
elevations can be checked here
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EXPORT TO EXCEL FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS
This can be exported to excel to design footing
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