I am trying to analyse the effect of seismic loads on a building that has only has reinforcement design based on vertical loads. After removing design combinations related to earthquake loads, ETABS no longer checks the columns against the earthquake loading. How would I go about designing for...
Hi,
I'm a first time user of ETABS. I'm modelling a six story building with concrete slabs and columns. The exterior walls of the building are brickwork, where the brickwork is tied to the slabs at each level. I am to include the mass of the masonry but not the strength in the ETABS model. What...
I am to design a "200 thick slabs, 600 deep for the transfer, 200 thick core walls & 600x300 columns". Just checking if I am interpreting this correctly, does this mean I am designing a two way slab with 600 deep beams? Or a flat slab with 600 deep drop panels?
