BY ANIL SUTHAR

GUIDE TO
ETABS 2016
MULTI-STOREY BUILDING DESIGN
The one thing that matters the most in
Structural design software is

" YOUR DESIGN STEPS "

STEPS ARE EVERYTHING

In any structural design software

you have to follow certain steps in
order to reach to the correct
results.

If you skip any of these steps you

will not get any results whatsoever!

Always follow the steps. You can

tweak the individual steps on your
own but you can't change the
sequence or remove any of these
steps. 
  
Always follow the steps!
Do I have to do manual calculations using formulas?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Other than design checks you don't have to

remember any of the college book formulas.

Designing structures using this software is

easy if you follow the correct steps.

 SO WHAT ARE THESE STEPS?
Prepare Beam-Column plan
with centerline

Enter grid spacing in Etabs

i.e. centerline spacing of beams

Enter Concrete, Rebar properties

& Beam-Column sizes

Model the structure in seconds

using Etabs quick drawing tools

Apply DL+LL+EQ+WL
using IS Codes as per site conditions

Form load combinations

& assign support conditions

Analyse the Structure

& apply load+defection checks

Design the Structure

& apply design checks

Perform Automatic detailing of

Beams & Columns using Etabs detailing tools

Prepare design sheets + Automatic Estimation in a

professional manner using Revit 2017 Software
 LETS FOCUS ON
THESE STEPS
1 BY 1

"ALWAYS FOLLOW THE STEPS"

 STEP

01

BEAM-COLUMN
CENTERLINE PLAN
Once you have prepared the
architectural plan start placing
the columns at the desired location
following the column placement rules.
Join the columns with the help of beams.

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 STEP

02

Enter grid spacing in etabs

that is reference center lines

This step is really important step if you want to model the structure
very quickly in Etabs using it quick draw tools. Without grid lines, you
will not be able to place beams and columns precisely to its location.

To learn how its done visit www.fieldReady.co.in

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STEP

03
Concrete & Rebar Properties with Beam
Column sizes
Once you have entered the referenced grids and entered into
the Etabs you need to provide Material properties as per your
project demands. Prominently these are Concrete fck & Steel
fy,fu. Once the material properties are entered, define Beam,
Column sizes in the Frame section list of Etabs.  

To know what Mix ratio to use  & the steel properties visit www.fieldReady.co.in

Beam Size Column Size

 STEP

04

Model the Structure in Etabs using its

Quick drawing tools

If you have drawn the reference grids correctly as mentioned

in step 2 then modeling the structure is a breeze in Etabs 2016.
Use Etabs Quick drawing tools for Beam, Column & Slab. Etabs
also provided you tool for Automatic modeling of lift-shaft &
other shear walls.  

To know how to quickly model Multi-Storey buildings in Etabs

Visit www.fieldReady.co.in
 STEP

05

APPLY DL+LL+EQ+WL

One cool thing about Etabs is that you

don't have apply self-weigth onto beams,
columns & slabs as Etabs automatically
applies that for you.

DL is Applied as per IS 875 Part 1

LL is Applied as per IS 875 Part 2
EQ is NOT applied onto members
in Etabs, it is only defined. Rest is
done by Etabs itself. CoolStuff!
WL is as per IS 875 Part 3

To see how loads are applied on structures

using IS Codes visit www.fieldReady.co.in
 STEP
06

Form load combinations & provide

support condition.
In Real life loads act in combination, so we need to analyse &
design structures for load combination sets. Etabs can
automatically form load combinations for us as per IS code
1893 Part 1. Foundations are always considered as fixed.
To learn how to form load combination in Etabs visit
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 STEP
07

Analyse & Interpret the Results

Analysis results provide BM, SF, Rxn which are put into the design
formulas to calculate out reinforcements and their spacings. Analysis
will ALWAYS comes before Design. Post analysis checks are really
important to be considered such as lateral defection check, EQ
defection, WL deflection, beam & slab serviceability as per the IS 456
Code defection rules.  

To learn about Deflection & Load checks after Analysis

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 STEP

Design & Interpret the Results 08

If all the above steps are performed correctly, we usually don't

face much problems in design results. A member fails due to
two reasons one is incorrect modeling and the other one is
they have been given an inappropriate size. For making the
economical design we go back & forth to adjust the member
arrangement & size.
To learn how to design structure economically visit
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 STEP
09

Perform Automatic Detailing through Etabs

Producing design sheets through hands using Autocad can take hell lot of
time. Thanks to people at Etabs who have included an Automatic detailing
tools that can prepare sheets and design table for us. Take full use of this
feature to save time while detailing the structure through Etabs. Later on,
you can arrange these sheets and perform Automatic estimation in Revit
2017 software.
To learn how to use detailing tools of Etabs visit
www.fieldReady.co.in
 STEP

Preparing professional sheets using 10

Revit 2017 
In today's day & age, AutoCAD is for Draftsmen & Revit is for Engineers. Revit
provides a hell lot of tools that make the life of an engineer easy. Wheather it be 

Wall drawing tools 

Automatic window, door trimming
Automatic 3D model generation
Automatic section building
Automatic Complete House estimation.

To learn how engineers are using Revit to perform the task in half the time interval visit   
www.fieldReady.co.in
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Etabs 2016 + Staad foundation Advanced + SuperCivilCD

Complete RCC & STEEL Design Course

( As per IS Codes )
-> Learn to design RCC & STEEL structures from start to end in Etabs 2016
-> Learn to design Isolated, Combined, Raft footing in Staad foundation Advanced
-> Learn to design One-Way, Two-Way & Staircase in SuperCivilCd software.
-> Learn to design Steel Roof trusses in ETabs 2016

www.fieldReady.co.in
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-> Learn to prepare an Architectural plan with walls tool, quick window & Door placement, sheet preparation.
-> Learn to place columns & footing with 3D Rebars into them. Prepare professional footing column layout sheets 
-> Learn to place beams & slabs with 3D reinforcements in them as well as prepare professional design sheets 
-> Learn to prepare Automatic estimation in Revit 2017, Automatic BBS, Automatic 3D house model generation.

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 Anil Suthar
Structural Engineer
CEO of fieldReady
+918107449932

Happy Skill Learning to all of you.

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