I have used shell element to model the floor slab in the structure and assigned automatic mesh options to it. I am quite satisfied with the overall outcome of the building. Now I am going to do the slab design. Since ETABS does not have the function of slab design, I want to export from ETABS a...
Do you model the cast-in concrete floor in the calculation of buildings?
If so, please give the element type and modeling techniques you use.
If not, please specify the way you determine the loads transferred to surrounding beams.
Discussions will be based on SAP2000, ETABS or STAAD Pro.
Who can tell me what kind of element ETABS uses to simulate shear wall? I also want to know the property of this element and its difference between common membrane, plate and shell elements.
Thanks in advance.
