STEPS TO DO SAMPLE PROJECT TO GET HAND ON MODELING

AND UNDERSTANDING PART OF ANALYSIS IN ETABS SOFTWARE

Steps
Action
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1 Understanding of problem statements and beam layout of each individual floors

2 Setting out in plan grids and storey data as per the centre line plan on beam layout
Defining of material properties ( Concerete and Steel ) and section properties
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(Beam, Column, and Slabs) as per the problem statement
Defining of load pattern (i.e. DL, LL, SIDL) and load combination (i.e DL+SIDL+LL and
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1.5DL+1.5DL+1.5LL)
Modeling of Colums, Beams, Slabs at the ground floor as per the beam layout of
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ground floor
Assigning of wall load (KN/m) on beams under (SIDL) load pattern at ground floor
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only
Assigning of floor load (KN/m2) on slabs under (LL and SIDL) load pattern at ground
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floor only
8 Replication of ground floor Beams and Slabs, except columns at the 1st floor

9 Correcting 1st floor slabs and beams in respect of 1st floor beam layout

10 Replication of 1st floor Beams and Slabs, except columns at the 2nd floor

11 Correcting 2nd floor slabs and beams in respect of 2nd floor beam layout

12 Replication of 2nd floor Beams and Slabs, except columns at the Terrace floor

13 Correcting Terrace floor slabs and beams in respect of Terrace floor beam layout

14 Assigning support at the base of structure

15 Model check for errors and warnings before analysis

16 Rectifying the model for errors and warnings (If any)

17 Set load cases to run (DL, SIDL, LL, EQ, WL, Modal and etc.)

18 Analyse the model and check for last analysis run log to find warning in the analysis

See the Deformed Shape of Structure, Base Reaction, Axial Forces in the columns, B.M and
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S.F in beams etc. in the anlyzed model
Note: If it is required to make any change in the existing model say any editing work, it is
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essential to unlock the model first.