ETABS

MODELLING

AUTHOR: VALENTINOS NEOPHYTOU BEng (Hons), MSc

March 2013

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Description of elements type Membrane element

Ignore bending stiffness Tension / Compression In- plane Shear For in plane loads Principle Stresses suitable for very thin structures / members Thin Walled Shells, Specially Suitable for Ferro Cement Structure

Plate
Primarily Bending mode Moment and Shear are predominant Suitable for moderately thick slabs and plates For Out-of-plane loads only Can be used in 3D or 2D models Suitable for planks and relatively flat structures

Shell
Combined Membrane and Plate Suitable for general application to surface structures Suitable for curved structures Thick shell and thin shell implementations available Membrane thickness and plate thickness can be specified separately Numerous results generated. Difficult to design the section for combined actions

Solid

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Shear Axial deformation mode in 3D Suitable for micro-models Suitable for very thick plates / solids May not be applicable much to ferocement structures Use 6 to 20 node elements

Analysis type according to FEA method Non linear analysis Dynamic analysis P-Delta Analysis Free Vibration and Modal Analysis Buckling Analysis Response Spectrum Analysis Static Pushover Analysis Steady State Dynamic Analysis Fast Non-Linear Analysis (FNA) Large Displacement Analysis The response is directly proportional to excitation (Deflection doubles if load is doubled)

Non-linear response may be produced by: Geometric Effects (Geometric non-linearity) Material Effects (Material non- linearity) Both Valentinos Neophytou BEng (Hons), MSc ETABS MANUAL

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Results Load transfer of slabs and beams

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Define slab One way slab modelling can be use in the following case: By default use one-way load transfer mechanism Generally used to model pre-cast slabs Can also be simple RC solid slab

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