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ETABS

With Industry Expert
Course Duration: 2 Months
Training Mode: Live + Recorded (Lifetime Access)
Live Session Timing: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Time Table: 6 Days in a Week
Language: English
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ABOUT THIS TRAINING
Structural engineering is one of the most demanding specializations of civil engineering. Now a days dealing of real-life challenging projects by conventional approach is too difficult. Industry demands both conceptual understanding of structure and deep knowledge about the trending softwares.
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COURSE MODULES

​Module 1: Geometry & Property Definition

​This is the “Pre-Processing” phase. If your units or material strengths are wrong here, the entire design is invalid.
​Material Non-linearity: For concrete, we define the characteristic strength (f_{ck}); for steel, the yield strength (f_y).
​Section Modifiers: This is critical. We apply “Cracked Section Modifiers” (e.g., 0.35I_g for beams, 0.70I_g for columns per ACI 318) to account for concrete cracking under service loads.
​Object Modeling: * Beams/Columns: Modeled as line elements.
​Walls/Slabs: Modeled as area elements (Shell-Thin).

We distinguish between forces that act vertically (Gravity) and those that act horizontally (Lateral).
​Dead Load (DL): Automatically calculated by ETABS based on the geometry and material density.
​Superimposed Dead (SIDL): Includes floor finishes, MEP conduits, and fixed partitions.
​Live Load (LL): Occupancy loads based on code (e.g., 2.0\text{ kN/m}^2 for residential).
​Seismic Load (EQ): Defined using the Response Spectrum or Equivalent Static method. You must input the Seismic Zone Factor, Importance Factor (I), and Response Modification Factor (R).

This module ensures the software “connects the dots” correctly between floors and walls.
​Rigid Diaphragms: Assigned to floors to ensure the entire level moves as a single plane. This is essential for calculating the Center of Mass (CM) and Center of Rigidity (CR).
​Manual vs. Auto-Mesh: While ETABS has an “Auto-Mesh” for slabs, a structural designer often uses a manual 1\text{m} \times 1\text{m} mesh for complex shapes to ensure nodes align perfectly between slabs and beams.
​Support Conditions: * Fixed: Resists moment (common for pile caps/rafts).
​Pinned: No moment resistance (common for steel base plates).

Once you hit “Run Analysis,” you aren’t looking for rebar yet—you are looking for structural integrity.
​Modal Mass Participation: You must achieve >90\% participation in X and Y directions within the first few modes to ensure the dynamic analysis is valid.
​P-Delta Analysis: For tall buildings, we enable P-Delta to account for the secondary effects of gravity loads acting on a displaced structure.
​Story Drift: We check if \text{Drift} < \text{Allowable Limit} (usually 0.004 \times \text{Story Height}). If it fails, the building is too flexible and needs stiffer columns or shear walls.

​This is the “Post-Processing” phase where we extract actionable data for the construction site.
​Concrete Frame Design: ETABS provides the longitudinal rebar area (A_{st}) in \text{mm}^2 or \text{in}^2. We check for “O/S” (Overstressed) members.
​Shear Wall Design (Piers): We group wall segments into “Piers” to get a single P-M resultant, allowing us to design the wall cage.
​Punching Shear: Checking if columns will “punch” through flat slabs.
​Detailing: Exporting the results to CSI Detail or REVIT to produce the actual reinforcement drawings.

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