EFFICIENT MODELING

ASHOK CHANDE
INDEX
1. OBJECTIVES OF ANALYSIS
2. USE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
1. USE OF VIEW OPTIONS
2. USE OF GRIDS, SNAPS
3. USE OF MULTIPLE WINDOWS
4. USE ELEVATIONS, DEVELOPED ELEVATIONS
3. AUTOCAD IMPORT
4. ANTICIPATION OF RESULTS
5. DESIGN ISSUES WITH MODELING
OBJECTIVES OF ANALYSIS
 DO WE WANT EXACT ANALYSIS?
 RESONABLE ESTIMATE OF DESIGN FORCES
 PROPER LOAD TRANSFER
 PROPER STIFFNESS FORMULATION
 WHAT TO MODEL?
 ANALYTICAL MODEL
 WHAT WE SEE IN ETABS IN ONLY A INTERFACE!
 INITIAL MEMBER SIZES – CALCULATED GUESS
 NODAL CONNECTIVITY
 MESHING
 END OFFSETS OF BEAMS
 EFFECT ON LOADING
 STIFFNESS
 POSITION OF VERTICAL ELEMENT IN MODEL/ G.A.D.
 CONSTRUCTION STAGE ANALYSIS
 SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION
 SEQUENCE OF LOADS
AUTOCAD IMPORT
 WHY?
 EXPECTATIONS OF INDUSTRY FROM CONSULTANTS
 MULTIPLES SERVICES/ CONSULTANTS ARE INVOLVED
 TOTAL SOLUTION SOFTWARES ARE IN IN DEMAND
 REVIT/ PDMS ETC.
 INPUT AVAILABLE AS ARCH. DRAWINGS
 ETABS HAS A INTERFACE WITH DXF FOR IMPORT
 GEOMETRY CAN BE GENERATED QUICKLY
HOW?
 GENERATE CENTER LINE DIAGRAM IN
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
 USE LAYERS FOR DIFFERENET ENTITIES
 GRIDS - AS CENTERLINE
 BEAMS - LINES
 AREAS - CLOSED POLYLINE
 USE PLINE COMMAND TO DRAW A POLYLINE
 JOIN POLYLINES TO FORM A CLOSED POLYGON
 EACH SLAB PANEL WILL BE DRAWN AS CLOSED POLYGON
BEFORE IMPORT
 USE TEMPLATE EDB FILE
 MATERIALS, MEMBER PROPERTIES ARE AVAILABLE
 LOAD CASE ARE AVAILABLE
 STANDARDISE NAMINGS OF MEMBER PROPERTIES
 e.g. B300x700M35
 e.g. C300x700M35
 e.g. W300M35
 NORMALISE AUTOCAD DRAWING
 LENGTH OF EACH ENTITY SHOULD BE INTEGER
 e.g. LENGTH SHOULD NOT BE 3457.1234
 RATHER 3457 OR 3458
 HELPS IN ELIMINATING ERRORS IN ETAB MODEL
 YOU CAN HAVE MULTIPLE IMPORTS IN SAME MODEL
 ONE EACH FOR EACH ENTITY
 FOR EACH IMPORT
 MOVE SOME BASE POINT TO (0,0,0)
 PREFERABLY CORNER OF LIFT CORE.
BEFORE IMPORT
 BE CAREFUL ABOUT
 CUT BEAM LINE AT COLUMN CENTER LOCATION
 SLAB PANEL EDGE SHOULD BE SPLIT AT
 COLUMN LOCATION
 BEAM TO BEAM INTERSECTION POINT
ANTICIPATION OF RESULTS
 TOTAL GRAVITY LOAD OF BUILDING
 LATERAL FORCES
 DISPLACEMENTS
 AXIAL FORCES IN COLUMNS
 JUDGE YOUR RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
DESIGN ISSUES WITH MODELING
 COLUMN LOCATION
 BEAMS FRAMING INTO COLUMN
 COMPARE CRITICAL LOAD COMBINATION FORCE
WITH ACTUAL DESIGN FORCE
 END OFFSETS
 SIZE OF COLUMNS
 LOADED LENGTH IS AFFECTED
 BEAMS BECOME MORE FLEXIBLE
 AND MANY MORE……. RESERVED FOR 6 TH JULY