Structural Design using “ETABS”

Course Description:
This course aims to provide trainees with the essential skills necessary to design and analyze earthquake-resistant buildings using the engineering program ETABS. The concepts of seismic design and structural analysis and link between office design and application on the ground.

Course Outline:
• Defining the different types of concrete sections and materials needed in the design process. • Defining the types of loads and load combinations according to the ACI code. • Using the American code in the analysis and design process and the requirements of each code (ACI – • UBC). • How to prepare an AutoCAD file (DXF) and how to import it into ETABS. • Explain the effect of P-delta analysis and make the necessary checks. • Checking project modelling and how to fix errors if needed. • Checking the displacements in the floors due to the seismic forces according to the code used. • Designing shear walls, columns and Beams with the requirements for each member in the ETABS program. • Export analysis results of floors from ETABS to SAFE program.