bertiskorny
Structural
How do I get ETABS v9 to design the boundary elements for shear walls? I want concentrated longitudinal steel and transverse reinforcement? Thank you.
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Boundary Elements for Shear Walls
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If you assign a seismic zone to the model, it will calculate your minimum boundary zone for you (function of Pu/P0 etc..)-
What I do after that is proportion the steel to fill the required boundary zone, and minimum steel otherwise; (of course depending on the controlling loading scenario, I might end up packing the segment full of steel..)
Short answer: ETABS is not detailing software, it's analysis software, it's your job to quantify and interpret the FEA results- and to specify reinforcement accordingly.
What I do after that is proportion the steel to fill the required boundary zone, and minimum steel otherwise; (of course depending on the controlling loading scenario, I might end up packing the segment full of steel..)
Short answer: ETABS is not detailing software, it's analysis software, it's your job to quantify and interpret the FEA results- and to specify reinforcement accordingly.
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