ETABS - Advanced

Duration: 16 Hours

Teaching Methodology: Hands-on

OBJECTIVE

This is a comprehensive hands-on training course on using ETABS v2016 to model, analyze, design and detailed a Concrete Building Structure subjected to static gravity and lateral load.

COURSE CONTENTS

Introduction to ETABS

01 - Overview of ETABS system

Overview of FE Method

01 - FEM objects used in ETABS

Line – Frame (Beam & Column)
Area – Shell/Plate/Membrane (Slab & Wall)

02 - Understanding elements forces and stresses

03 - Meshing of FE elements

04 - Use of Constraint

Creating an ETABS model

01 - Work flow

Setup Units, Grids, Storeys, Reference Planes & Line
Define Load Pattern, Load Combination, Load Case
Creating Model-Draw Walls, Columns, Beams & Slab
Assign Loadings
Analysis, Design and RC Detailing

02 - Modeling of Frame system

Beam Vs Column
Section Designer Section
Non-prismatic Section
Frame end releases
End Length Offset and Rigid Zone
Panel Zone for shear deformation
Stiffness Modifier

03 - Modeling Floor system

Rigid & Semi-rigid Diaphragm

04 - Modeling Wall system

Pier design

Seismic Analysis

01 - Equivalent Static Load according to UBC97

Wind Analysis

01 - analysis of wind loading according to UBC97

RC Element Design

Pier design
Column design

Reporting

Print/Display Table for tabular output
Print Graphics for graphical output