The design of tall buildings ETABS tutorial 1

Shear Wall Preliminary Design... Define 1st Storey• Choose “ Grid Only ” improperly connected nodes... Frame Sections• Add new Rectangular Sections... Add Wall Sections• Always choose Sh

The Design of Tall Buildings

ETABS Tutorial 1

Define New Model

• Choose “ NO ”

Shear Wall Preliminary Design

Define 1st Storey

• Choose “ Grid Only ”

improperly connected nodes.

Ready to Begin

Material Properties

• Add new material

Frame Sections

• Add new Rectangular Sections

Add Beam

Add Wall Sections

• Always choose Shell for walls/slabs.

• Membrane and Plate are remnants from previous versions.

Add Slab

Define Load Cases

• Self Weight is to be counted as dead load.

Load Combinations

• DDL = Design Dead + Live

• SDL = Service Dead + Live

Draw Columns

Draw Beams

Delete Beam/Columns to Place Shear Walls

Draw Shear Walls

Draw Slab

Turn on Object Fill

Delete Slabs Inside Core

Draw Slabs Around Core

Mesh Slabs

Select Frame Elements Overlapping Shear Walls

Delete Overlapping Frame Elements

Apply Loading

Apply Loads

Replicate Stories

Edit Story Data

Modify Story Heights

Place Slab Above Core

Assign Loading to New Slabs

Run Analysis

View Bent B

Show Member Forces

Zoom in to Lower Stories

Right-Click on Lower Middle Column to View Forces