ETABS

Design and Structural Analysis Using ETABS

Architecture & Industrial Design 4.5(80)3h 52m24 lectures2 sections

What you'll learn

Get to know the ETABS interface and basics
Define materials, beams and columns
Define slabs and walls
Enter different types of loads
Apply seismic and wind loads
Mesh slabs and solve the structure
Display analysis results and tables
Check lateral drift and model factors
Prepare the design and reports and import a CAD file

About this course

This course teaches ETABS, the program from CSI for structural analysis and design of concrete buildings. You begin with the introduction, the interface and the menus, then the basics of ETABS. Next you learn how to define materials, beams, columns, slabs and walls, enter loads, and apply seismic loads and wind loads. Then you move on to meshing slabs and solving the structure, displaying analysis results and tables, checking lateral drift and running the model check, followed by design and report generation. The course also covers importing a CAD file into the program using Import DXF, with downloadable files that include a wind load file, ETABS models and a CAD project. It suits civil engineering students and graduates and structural engineers, and no previous experience with the program is needed. By the end, you will be able to build a building model, define its elements and loads, run the analysis, read and verify the results, and produce the design report.

Expected outcomes

Ability to prepare and analyze construction projects using ETABS.
Understanding how to define and analyze different loads on structures.
Mastering the use of the program's tools for structural analysis and design.
Preparing professional reports for analysis and design results.
Handling attachments and related projects to apply acquired skills.

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Course content

Design and Structural Analysis Using ETABS

20 lectures

IntroductionAn introduction to the ETABS course: its content from the interface, modeling, materials and sections, to vertical, wind and earthquake loads, analysis and design, plus an overview of CSI software and what each program does best.4:01
Program interface (part 1)Explains ETABS's start screen and its tabs, creating a new model and setting units and design codes, and using Templates such as Flat Slab with spans, number of stories and story heights.7:53
Program interface (part 2)Explains the main ETABS interface components: the title bar and Units, menus such as File, Edit, Analyze, Display, Design and Options, Toolbars, Model Explorer, and adding view windows.11:48
ETABS fundamentals (part 1)Covers the basics of navigating ETABS: panning and rotating with the mouse, moving between stories, switching between Plan and 3D views, and showing or hiding elements and labels through display options.9:16
ETABS fundamentals (part 2)Continues ETABS fundamentals through edits to the structure: editing the grid to make an opening, drawing beams with different commands, using Similar Stories, and changing label fonts and colors from Options.17:07
Define materialsExplains defining materials in ETABS, after reviewing concrete and steel properties such as weight, modulus of elasticity and strength: defining concrete and rebar with the strength and weight values the model needs.8:58
Define beamsExplains defining beams in ETABS: the Point, Frame and Shell elements the program understands, defining rectangular sections with dimensions and material, reinforcement and modifier settings, then assigning them to the model.19:38
Define columnsExplains defining column sections in ETABS, rectangular and circular, with dimensions, material, reinforcement and modifier settings, then placing them in the model in both directions and rotating some of them.7:55
Define walls and slabsExplains defining walls and slabs in ETABS: Shell, Slab, Waffle and Drop types, entering thickness and material, adjusting stiffness modifiers, then assigning them to the model.11:26
Define loadsExplains defining and assigning vertical loads in ETABS: dead and live loads, floor finish and wall loads on beams, extra load on a specific slab, and viewing loads with color contours.13:28
Seismic load (part 1)Covers the theory behind entering seismic loads in ETABS: defining diaphragms, Pier and Spandrel labels, code parameters such as Ss, S1 and the response modification factor R, and the response spectrum in the Egyptian code.11:59
Seismic load (part 2)Explains entering seismic loads in ETABS in practice: defining diaphragms, mass source and accidental eccentricity, setting up the four load cases, and entering code factors and the response spectrum.11:51
Wind loadExplains entering wind loads in ETABS: code factors such as wind speed, exposure type and exposure coefficient, computing story wind forces with an Excel sheet, then entering them in the X and Y directions.12:24
Mesh and RunCovers adding seismic and wind load combinations in ETABS per the Egyptian code, including the alpha factor, then setting the slab and wall mesh size and running the analysis.4:45
Showing analysis resultsShows how to display analysis results in ETABS after running the model: deformed shape, and moments for columns, slabs, walls and beams, including showing maximum values.8:52
TablesExplains using Tables in ETABS to extract analysis results and model data, choosing which columns appear in a table, and comparing results for columns and the core.12:14
Drift and Model checkExplains checking an ETABS model using tables: distance between center of mass and center of rigidity, participating mass ratio, base shear, and the lateral displacement (drift) check.13:11
Design and ReportExplains designing columns, shear walls and beams in ETABS and reading the design results, then calculating reinforcement detailing and exporting the calculation report to Word.8:41
Import DXF (Part 1)Explains preparing a structural plan in AutoCAD for import into ETABS: drawing slabs, columns and beams on separate layers, then saving the file as DXF.17:10
Import DXF (Part 2)Explains importing a DXF file into ETABS and turning it into a 3D model: creating a new model, defining sections, and drawing columns, beams, slabs and walls on the stories.20:11