ETABS Training Lebanon

ETABS - Fundamentals

Duration: 16 hours

Teaching Methodology: Hands on

Course Schedule: Schedule

Fees $350

Course Mode: Blended Face-to-face or online via Zoom



OBJECTIVE

This ETABS course teaches you to model, analyze, design, and detail a Concrete Building Structure subjected to static gravity and lateral loads.

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COURSE CONTENTS

01 - Introduction to ETABS

  • Overview of the ETABS system

02 - Overview of Finite Element Method (FEM)

  • Line – Frame (Beam & Column)
  • Area – Shell/Plate/Membrane (Slab & Wall)
  • Understanding elements forces and stresses
  • Meshing of FE elements
  • Use of Constraints

03 - Creating an ETABS model

  • Workflow:
  • Setup Units, Grids, Storeys, Reference Planes & Line
  • Creating Model-Draw Walls, Columns, Beams & Slab
  • Assign Loadings
  • Analysis, Design and RC Detailing

04 - Modeling Systems

  • Modeling of Frame system:
  • i. Beam Vs Column
  • ii. Section Designer Section
  • iii. Non-prismatic Section
  • iv. Frame end releases
  • v. End Length Offset and Rigid Zone
  • vi. Panel Zone for shear deformation
  • vii. Stiffness Modifier
  • Modeling Floor System:
  • Rigid & Semi-rigid Diaphragm
  • Modeling Wall system:
  • Pier Design

05 - Seismic Analysis

  • Equivalent Static Load according to ASCE and UBC

06 - Wind Analysis

  • Analysis of wind loading according to ASCE and UBC

07 - RC Element Design

  • Pier Design
  • Column Design

08 - Reporting

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