ETABS

What You’ll Learn

• Structural Modeling: RCC, Steel, Trusses, Shear Walls
• High-Rise RCC Building (23 Storeys) as per IS Codes
• Steel Structures: PEB, Industrial Sheds, Space Truss, Billboard Frames
• Seismic & Wind Analysis (Response Spectrum, P-Delta)
• Non-Linear Pushover Analysis for Performance-based Design
• Raft Foundation Design with ETABS + SAFE Integration
• International Standards: IS 456, IS 1893, IS 800, AISC 360, Eurocodes

Section 1: Introduction & Basics of ETABS

• Overview of ETABS interface & workflow
• Units, Grids & Story Data setup
• Material properties: RCC, Steel, Rebar, Custom Materials
• Defining structural sections (beams, columns, slabs, walls, trusses)
• Load patterns, Load cases & Combinations
• Assigning supports, releases & diaphragm constraints
• Understanding the ETABS Editor File

Section 2: Steel Structure Design (Case Study – Pre-Engineered Building)

• Introduction to Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB)
• Modeling Portal Frames, Gable Ends, Bracings
• Dead, Live & Wind Load Calculation (IS 875 & IS 800)
• Load Cases, Combinations & Modal Cases
• Analysis of Steel Structure & Value Engineering
• Design as per IS 800:2007
• Review of results & material take-off

Section 3: Steel Structure Design (Case Study – Billboard Structure)

• Free modeling approach for Billboard Steel Frames
• Assigning Section Properties & Supports
• Defining Wind & Response Spectrum Loads
• Eigen Modal Analysis & Mode Participation checks
• Instability removal techniques in modeling
• Structural Design & Optimization for Economy

Section 4: Industrial Heavy Steel Structures (Case Study)

• Grid & Story Setup for Industrial Structures
• Multi-storey steel modeling (Silo Support System)
• Load patterns, Modal cases & Semi-rigid diaphragms
• Response Spectrum Analysis (Dynamic Analysis)
• Optimization of structural members
• Steel Connection & Base Plate Design
• Design as per AISC 360-16

Section 5: Space Truss Structures (Case Study)

• Modeling 3D Space Truss Systems in ETABS
• Assigning Supports, Sections & Loads
• Instability checks & corrections
• Modal Static & Eigen Analysis
• Design as per AISC 360-16

Section 6: RCC Structures – Non-Linear Static Analysis (Pushover Analysis)

• Introduction to Pushover & Performance-based Design
• Defining Non-linear Material Properties
• Assigning PMM Hinges & Pushover Load Cases
• Analyzing Pushover Curve & Performance Point
• Improving Structural Performance through design optimization

Section 7: High-Rise RCC Building (23 Storey) – Indian Standards

• Reading architectural drawings & planning structural elements
• Modeling RCC Columns, Shear Walls, Slabs & Retaining Walls
• Dead, Live, Wind & Seismic Load Definitions (IS 1893:2016)
• P-Delta Analysis & Diaphragm Assignments
• Response Spectrum Function & Dynamic Checks
• Static Base Shear verification & Mode Shape corrections
• Design of Beams, Columns & Shear Walls (IS 456, IS 13920)
• Exporting support reactions to SAFE for Raft Foundation Design

Section 8: Raft Foundation Design (ETABS + SAFE Integration)

• Theory & Soil-Structure Interaction basics
• Export reactions from ETABS to SAFE
• Modeling Raft Slab in SAFE
• Raft Foundation Design as per IS 456

Section 9: International Standards in ETABS

• Steel & RCC Design Codes in ETABS
• European, American & Indian Standards
• Material Property Libraries across regions
• Flat Slab Structure Design as per Euro Codes

Section 10: Advanced Concepts & Structural Dynamics

• Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering
• CSSD Rules for Seismic Design
• Natural Period, Mode Shapes, Resonance & Case Studies
• Inelastic Behavior & Damping Considerations
• Masonry Infill Walls & Structural Irregularities
• Tall Building Structural Systems