A good introduction to slab design from SAP2000 results
A good introduction to slab design from SAP2000 results
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Hello.
I've worked with SAP2000 for a while (mostly beam and collumn design) and fiddled with ETABS occasionaly and I'm looking for a good example/tutor in designing slabs from SAP2000/ETABS results.
The thing is, I fell confident in SAP2000 results for linear elements but not so much for its 2D elements (areas).
Anyway, besides that I have the following doubt. Can ETABS handle slope slabs like ramps or starways? Even with slope beams?
Thank you.
h79
I've worked with SAP2000 for a while (mostly beam and collumn design) and fiddled with ETABS occasionaly and I'm looking for a good example/tutor in designing slabs from SAP2000/ETABS results.
The thing is, I fell confident in SAP2000 results for linear elements but not so much for its 2D elements (areas).
Anyway, besides that I have the following doubt. Can ETABS handle slope slabs like ramps or starways? Even with slope beams?
Thank you.
h79





RE: A good introduction to slab design from SAP2000 results
RE: A good introduction to slab design from SAP2000 results
RE: A good introduction to slab design from SAP2000 results
Can I analyse in ETABS an inclined or a sloped shell/plate?
If so, how?
Thanks.
h79
RE: A good introduction to slab design from SAP2000 results
I don't think so. I know the location of this command in ETABS and don't see it in SAP, which I have open right now.
>Can I analyse in ETABS an inclined or a sloped shell/plate?
I'm pretty sure you can, but every example I've seen was using the shells to create a floor diaphragm, not for slab design.
Check out the watch and learn stuff on CSi's website. It addresses some of this.
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