ETABS G+4.doc

Building Plan Grid system and storey Data Definitions will be displayed after selecting ‘No’  button.

Set the grid line and spacing between two grid lines. Set the storey height data using Edit storey Data command.

Note: You can change Grid spacing by choosing Custom Grid spacing, for column arying spacing then clic! Edit Grid you can also change any storey height by choosing Custom Storey Data, then clic! on Edit Storey Data. Go to "ain menu  Edit Storey data  Edit Storey.

STEP 3: (Define Material Properties) #rom "ain menu  Define  "aterial $roperty  %dd new material  "aterial Name &"'( Concrete cubic comp. strength fc! &'( )ending *einforcement yield strength fy &+Shear *einforcement yield strength fy &+-  !  !.

STEP 4: (Define Frame section)

Define Column: #rom "ain menu  Define  #rame section  %dd rectangular  "aterial name &"'( /select0  section Name &C1((2'(("'( Dimensions : Depth /'0 & 1((mm 3idth /40 &'((mm

)ar si5e &4- d Corner bar &4- d  *einforcement to be designed  ! !.

Define )eam: #rom "ain menu  Define  #rame section  %dd rectangular  "aterial name &"'( /select0  Section Name&)4'(26(("'( Dimensions: Depth /'0 &6((mm 3idth /40 &'((mm

Select  Beam 

Define Slab: #rom "ain menu  define  3all7Slab 7Dec! section  %dd New slab 

Section name & S "aterial name & "'(.  "embrane "embrane &4- mm   )ending &4-mm Select  "embrane  !  !.

STEP 5: (Drawing Columns !eams an" Sla#s) Drawing Columns: #rom "ain menu  Draw  Draw line ob8ects  Create column in region  $roperty & C1((2'(("'(  Select or Clic! on the column 8oints in $lan iew /9eft window0 with similar storey; option.
Drawing Slab: #rom "ain menu  Draw  Draw area ob8ects  Create areas at clic! /Draw areas0 /$lan0  $roperty &S  Clic! on the periphery of column 8oints and press enter /3ith similar storey option0.

STEP $:(%ssigning Support Con"ition) Set )ase floor $lan iew in left window  Set Column points /with mouse0 #rom "ain menu  %ssign  >oint7$oint  *estraints /supports0  Select #i2ed  !.

 ?o iew Support assigned #rom top ?ool bar  Set )uilding iew option 

&isi#le in 'iew  Supports  !.

Go to Eleation iew  and iew . #or other iews clic!   arrow at top of tool bar.

STEP : (Defining oa"s) .Graity 9oads /Dead 9oad @ 9ie 9oad0 #rom "ain menu  Define  Static 9oad Cases 

9oad & S
%ssigning the 9oads: %ctiate left window and set to $lan iew  %ctiate or select similar storey option /at bottom0 and select all slabs  #rom "ain menu  %ssign  Shell 7 %rea loads  Aniform  9oad case name &S

%ssigning 3all loads: = wall load & .61Bn7m /#irst to fourth floor0 Ground floor &+.44+Bn7m.  ?errace floor&+.-(Bn7m.


#rom "ain menu  %ssign  #rame 79ine loads  Distributed 9oad case name & wall. Anit Bn.m  #orces Direction Graity Aniform load&.61 Bn7m  *eplace e2isting loads  !. oint7$oint loads  9oad case name &Dead. Anits Bn.m.  *eplace e2isting loads #orces Global &( Bn  !.

4. 3ind 9oads :
Coefficient Cp= - (Change if required)  Ok.  ?o see wind load selection  Set )uilding iew option   %rea section  9ine section  !.

3*EarthFua!e %nalysis
Define "ass Source %s per
%ssigning Diaphragms Set all storey option and select all slabs  #rom "ain menu  %ssign  Shell area  Diaphragms  D  !.  ?o iew the Diaphragm Go to  Set )uilding iew ob8ects  Diaphragm