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    Wind loads in etabs

    Hello everyone, I analysed two different structures and discovered that etabs gave the wind loads as constant lateral loads at the top of each floor (except for the top floor which was lower for some reason). I expected the loads to increase as one went up floor by floor not be a constant value...
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    Beam design example using etabs 2016

    Hello everyone, I'm trying to learn etabs by designing beams in a text and have hit a snag with a specific beam attached. The problem I think is defining a hinge at point B and the orientation of the support at C. How can I define these parameters? Thank you for any help...
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    Steel water tower design

    thanks for the guidance everyone. to offer greater clarity, it looks like this; http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b0072fc6-050a-4aed-8534-560922b55dc4&file=Steel-Towers.jpg
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    Steel water tower design

    Hello everyone, I've recently been handed my first steel water tower project (basic rectangular tower) and as a novice to steel design it has me floored. I'm capable of designing portal frames by hand calculations as per my undergraduate knowledge so I was hoping to get some guidance if...

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