STEP

BY STEP PROCEDURE
Formodeling&designof
G+4building
In
ETABS

ComputerHelp
VinodBuilding
RaghvjiRoad
GowaliaTank
Mumbai400036
RevDate:May2012
prakashbbajaj@gmail.com
1

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

3.0

2.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.3

3.0

1.15
2.5
1.5
1.5
2.5
1.15

SalientfeaturesforcreatingG+4StructureinETABSFollowingistheplan(alldimensionsareinmeter)

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

1) SetunittoKNMandothervaluesasshown
2) GridMarking

Youcanmarkkeygridsindifferentcolorasshown.

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Spacingisshownas1)Ordinate2)asSpacing.Clickonspacingwhichismoreconvenient.

G+4means6Level[1forground+4storey+1roofslab]

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Storeyheightsaretobeenteredasfollow

Alsoitispossibletoselectnumberofstoreyandgivedesiredheightasshownbelow

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Youwillseefollowing

Variousoptionsaretobesetasshownbelow

FromOption>PreferencesselectConcreteFrameDesignandselectISCode

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


FromShearWalldesignselectfollowing

FortheshearwallSpecifyRebarUnitsasmm^2andRebar/Lengthunitsasmm^2/mm
(Althoughinthisexamplewewillnotbemarkingshearwall)

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Specifybarsizesasfollowing

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Giveliveloadreductionasshown
For1storeyitis1,2itis.9,3itis.8,4itis.7and5onwarditis.6

Setanalysisoptionasshownbelow

Inthiscasewearenotdoingdynamicanalysisthatswhyitisdeselected.

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Material

WewillspecifynewmaterialsayM30Gradeconcrete.

Toentermass,takethecursorinsideboxmarkedMassperunitVolumeandclickShift+Enterkey

Youwillseefollowing,entertheformulaforMassthatisDensity/9.81where9.81isgravitational
constant

10

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Modulusofelasticity

ForconcretegradeofM30Youngmodulus(EValue)=5000x30^0,5
GradeofconcreteM30inN/mm2

ForReinforcementwewillwrite415N/mm2

Pleasenotethatautomaticallyunitsareconvertedintoglobalunits.
Youwillseefollowing.

11

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Following Sections will be created

B230x700M30
PB230X450M30
C450X300M30
C600X300M30
Todefinesectionclickonfollowing

Firstdeleteallgivensectionandthendefinenewsection.

NextclickonAddRectangular

Youwillseefollowing

12

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Firstwewilldefinethenameofthesection.Forcolumnofdepth.6meter,width.3metersandgradeof
M30wewillspecifynameasC600x300M30
FormaterialpickupvalueofM30fromPopupmenu,givedepthas.6meter&widthas.3meter.Now
clickonreinforcementbutton.
Replacethevaluesasshownbelow

1)

NowclickonbuttonReinforcement
Youwillseefollowing.Clickthebuttonsasshown

13

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Covertoreinforcementistakenas60mm(40mmclearcover+8mmstirrup+25/2=60.5mmsay60
mm)
Noofbarsin3directionistakenas3andnumberofbarsin2diristakenas5(assumingspacingof100
mm).EverytimeyouhavetoclickAddRectangulartoaddnewColumnorBeam.
Nextwewilldefineonebeamsection

Clickonreinforcement

14

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Coverisassumeas25+8+16/2say41mmsay40mmthatis.04meteroryoucanentervalueas40
mmalso.
Nextwewilldefineareasection.

Youwillseefollowing

ClickonAddNewSlab
SlabisgivenasMembrane125mmthickandgradeM30
Addthevaluesasshownbelow

15

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


SimilarlywewilladdSlabpropertyforslab.SincethisslabwillbeusedforStaircase,wewilltakethis
asonewayslab.
Wewillconsiderstaircaseslabthicknessas175mmthick,gradeofM30andoneway.
Enterthevaluesasshownbelow

16

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Marking of columns
Wewillmarkcolumnfrombasetostorey3asonesize(Thatiscolumnof600x300)andfromstorey4
tostorey6isofothersizethatis450x300
InETABSthereisconceptofsimilarstorey.Wherebystoriescanbegroupaccordingly.Whensimilar
storeyoptionison,dataenteredforoneleveliscopiedintoallsimilarstorey.
Tospecifysimilarstoreyforcolumn,selectfollowing
Edit>EditStoryData>Editstory

SowewillchangeStoreydataasshownbelow

Nowwewillmarkthecolumnsasshownbelow
Tocreatethecolumnclickoniconasshownbelow
Youwillseefollowing

17

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


HereyoucanselectcolumnsizefromPopupmenu.Alsoangleandalsoxoffset&yoffsetcanbe
specified,ifcolumnisnotlocatedatgridpoint.
MakesurethatOSNAPcommandison

18

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Whenyouclickon

thissignandlinelabels

isonyoucanseethecolumnno.

ColumncanberenumberedbyusingEdit>AutoRELABELALL

Forthebeam,beamsizesforplinthlevelwillbedifferent,andforallotherlevelitwillbeofsamesize.

AccordinglyStoreydataischangedasfollowing

Beamatplinthlevel

19

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Aftermarkingofbeammarkslabusing

YoucanUseofreplicate&mirrorcommandtomirrortheslabs

Mirroraboutorangeline

20

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Youcanuseviewbycolorofsectionstoviewcolumnshavingdifferentsection.

21

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Assigning Diaphragms

SlabsarefromFirsttorooflevel.
Similarstoreyoptionshouldon.GotoSelectByAreaObjectTypeandselectslabandthenassign
Diaphragms.

InPlinthareathereisnoslabsoselectallbeamsandcolumns.Assigndiaphragmstojoint.

Assigndiaphragmstojointandtoshellarea

22

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Specifying fixed support

GotoBaseLevel
Makesureonlyonestoreyisselected

Itisgoodideatoselectallthepointsatbaseleveland<delete>them.Thiswillremoveanyfictitious
point.Nextselectallpointandusefollowing

23

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

(Incaseifyoudontseefixsupportmarksjustscrollthemiddlemousekey,figurewillgetregenerated.

24

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Primary Load cases

25

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


SimilarlyforYDirectionEQY
Timeperiod=.09x17.1/sqr(10.3)=.4795

WIND X

SimilarlywindY(Winddirectionangle=90)

26

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Loads on slabs
Wewillconsiderfollowingloadsonslab
FromGroundfloortofourthfloorslabwewilltakeliveloadas2Kn/sqmtandfloorfinishof1.5
Kn/sqmt.ThiswillbeunderSIDL(superimposeddeadloadcase)
Forroofslabwewilltakeliveloadas1.5Kn/Sqmtandfloorfinishincludingwaterproofingwewilltake
loadof2.5Kn/sqmt
Forthestaircaseslabwewilltakeliveloadas3Kn/sqmtandfinishloadas2.5kn/sqmt
Forthisstoreydatawillbechangedasshownbelow

27

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

LIVELOAD

SIDL

(makesurethatforstaircaseyouassigndifferentload(SIDL=2.5andLL=3Kn/Sqmt)

To View slab loads

28

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Loadsonthebeam
Forthepurposeofthisexerciseallthewallthicknessisassumedtobe230mm,plasterof24mm(12
mmonbothside)Wallheightforgroundlevelwillbe3.5.7=2.8meter(.7isthedepthofbeamat
levelabove)
Forallotherfloorswallheightwillbe2.9.7=2.2meter
Forterracefloorwallheightwillbetakenas1meterforexternalbeam.
Totalloadduetowallonbeamisasfollow
Groundfloor=2.8x(.23+.024)x20=14.224Kn/Rm
Firsttofourthfloor=2.2x(.23+.024)x20=11.176Kn/Rm
Terracebeam=1x(.23+.024)x20=4.508Kn/Rm
Storylevelinformationischangedtosuitaboverequirement

29

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Alsobyrightclickingonanybeamyoucannumberofinformation.

30

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

31

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Loadatterracelevel
Atterracelevelbeamindicatesbelowarehavinguniformloadof4.508Kn/mt
Otherispartload(shownwithinellipse)andrestareinternalbeamshavingnoSIDL

Tospecifypartloadsayforbeamshownbelow

32

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Youcandrawdimensionlinestofindoutdistances.
FirstuseDraw>Dimensionlineandmarkthedimensionasshown

Selectthedesiredbeamandassignloadasshown

33

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Specifythetrapezoidalloadof4.508fromdistance3.65to5.15meter
YoucanselectonlythatbeamandselectView>Showselectiononly

In3dyouwillseeloadsasshowninfigure
Definethemasssourceforseismicloads

34

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Nextyoucanspecifyvariousloadcombinations

35

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Standardloadcombinationsareasfollow
Sr.
No

DeadLoad
(Self
Weight)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

Live
Load

SIDL

WindX

1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

36

Seismic
Y

1.5
1.5

Seismic
X

Windy

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

1.5
1.5


WorkingCombinations
DeadLoad
(Self
SIDL LiveLoad
Weight)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

WindX

1
1
1
1
1

Seismic
X

Windy

Seismic
Y

1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1

1
1

1
1
1
1

1
1

1
1

Thiscombinationisforexampleconsidered.Therecanbemanymorecombinationdependingon
primaryloadcases.
ItisalsopossibleforETABStogenerateloadcombinations

37

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

WhenyoucheckConverttoUserCombination,thanitwillbepossibletochangethenameandvaluesof
combinations.

38

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Followingcombinationsaregenerated
SrNo
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Desc
UCON1
UCOn2
UCON3
UCON4
UCON5
UCON6
UCON7
UCON8
UCON9
UCON10
UCON11
UCON12
UCON13
UCON14
UCON15
UCON16
UCON17
UCON18
UCON19
UCON20
UCON21
UCON22
UCON23
UCON24
UCON25
UCON26

DL
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

SIDL
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9

LL

1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

WindX

1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

WIndY

1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

Seismic
X

1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

Seismic
Y

1.2
1.2

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5

Herecombinationsgeneratedare26.1stcombinationthatis1.5UDL+1.5SIDLwillneverbecritical.
ThiscompletestheData

39

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Beforerunningtheanalysischeckthemodel

Checkalltheboxesandclickonok

Ifthereisnoerroryouwillgetfollowing

40

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Beforeanalyzingselectanalysisoptionsasshownbelow.Forthisexamplewedontwantdynamic
Analysis

Nowanalyzethemouse

AfteranalysisisoverclickonFile>LastAnalysisRunLog

Checkthelogandmakesuretherearenowarnings.If3DViewisonyouwillseefollowing

41

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Clickingonbuttonshownabovewillshowyoudeformationforvariousloadcases.
Ifyouwanttoseedeflectiondiagramforloadcombinationsalsothen,clickoniconasshown

42

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Andselect

UCon1anUclickonOK
Nowclickingonarrowkeyatbottomrightwillshowyoudeflectionforvariousloadcombinations.

Nowtoseebendingmomentsinbeamandcolumns,clickonshowmemberforces/stressdiagram

Selecttheloadcaseandmoment33

43

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Youwillseefollowing

44

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

YoucanselectanyelevationandviewtheBendingmomentdiagram

45

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Youcanrightclickonanymemberandviewloaddistribution,shear,momentanddeflectionforthe
selectedbeam.

46

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Designingbeams&columns
Afteranalysisyoucandesignbeamsandcolumns.Beforedesigningmakesurethatunitischangedto
mm(soareaofreinforcementwillbeshownasmm2

IfCLR(clear)buttonisactivethenclickitandmakesurenothingisselected(Otherwisedesignwillbe
doneonlyforselectedelements)

Tostartthedesignselectfollowing

Programwillstartdesigning.
Youcanselectanyelevationandviewtheresults

47

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Youcanviewotherinformationlike%ofreinforcement,shearreinforcementetc.

48

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


TogetthedetaildesignrightclickonanyelementandthenclickonEnvelop

49

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Youwillseethecompletedesigndetailasshownbelow

50

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

51

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

Additional Notes
Response Spectrum

52

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Afterdefiningspectrafunction

ClickonresponseSpectrumcases

53

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

SimilarlydefinespectraY

54

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Sincespectracaseisaddeddeletealltheloadcombinationandrecreatenewcombinations

55

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Thiswillcreatenewcombinations
Youwillseemoreloadcases,includingspectracases

56

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


FromanalysisoptionmakesureDynamicoptionison,alsonumberofmodestostartwithcanbe11
Nowexecutetheprogram

Nowcheckthemodelparticipationration

57

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Makesure90%participationisachieved

NextwehavetocompareShearduetoSpectraandearthquake

58

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


Selecttheloadcasesasshown

IncaseofEqxforceshearis462.93atbottomandspectraxis253.28sospectrascalehastobeenhance
by462.93/253.28=1.827,similarlyYspectrascalehastobeenhancedby462.93/249.28=1.853
Unlockthedesignandenhanceby1.827timessovaluewillbe.981x1.827=1.792

59

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding


SimilarlyenhancespectraYby1.853,sofinalvaluewillbe.981x1.853=1.817
Nowexecuteprogramagainandcomparethevalueforspectra&earthquakeforceswhichshould
match

SincewearedoingbyISStandardremovespecialeffect

60

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding

61

SalientfeatureforpreparingdataforG+4Storeybuilding