Designing Real-life Structures with Etabs

Description

I have put together this course with the aim of helping you to understand the concepts and technicals behind the structural design of buildings using the software Etabs. Throughout this course, we will be going through a unique office building project that is incepted based on actual real-life structures that I have worked on across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.

I will take you through modeling the building in etabs and expand on finite element analysis concepts throughout to help you develop a deeper understanding of the fundamentals behind the black screen. We will then define our gravity as well as lateral loads on the building, namely wind and earthquake, both code-static forces and dynamic response spectrum.

We will verify the analysis results via simple hand calculations and checks to common rule of thumbs for buildings design, and finally, design the columns and the walls in the building. I will be going through the design process for the first time on this project with you through the course, with unfiltered decision making and commentary on my thoughts and rationale behind the design decisions I am making, taking into account things like including industry expectations, common practices, and rationalization in design. Finally, we will present our report of the detailed design using etabs report function.

You will need to have access to etabs software on your computer to practice throughout the course. You can request for evaluation version from the CSI website

What You Will Learn!

• Learn how to create, modify, intrepret and design buildings with Etabs based on real-life design situations
• Develop deep understanding of finite-element software and critical parameters involved
• Gain access to a well-tested workflow of working with Etabs in real-life projects
• Develop greater understanding of Earthquake and Wind loads as well as their definitions and application in Etabs
• Basics of Strucutral Dynamics and Tall Buildings Response
• Model Checking and Debugging Errors
• Etabs Auto-Wind Generated Loads
• Linear Static Earthquake Analysis of Structures (Static Response Spectrum Analysis)
• Linear Dynamic Earthquake Analysis of Structures (Dynamic Response Spectrum Analysis)
• Checking and Designing building Drifts to within Allowable Limits
• P-Delta Analysis
• Design of Core Walls using Etabs Stresses and Shear Wall Design Functions
• Design of Columns using Etabs Frame Design Functions
• Exporting Analysis and Design Results
• Creating Analysis and Design Reports

Who Should Attend!

• Early career Structural and Civil Engineers looking to gain practical and hand-on knowledge in mid and high-rise Concrete Buildings Design using Etabs
• Mid career Structural and Civil Engineers looking to grow their knowledge in mid and high-rise Concrete Buildings Design using Etabs
• Engineers interested in growing their knowledge in Finite Element Modelling and Analysis

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