ETABS Mastery: Structural Design Simplified

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction To The Software

Lecture 1: The User Interface

Lecture 2: Download and Install the Software

Lecture 3: Introduction to the Grids

Lecture 4: How to Speed up to Slow down the Lecture speed?

Lecture 5: Modelling of a Continuous Beam

Lecture 6: Analysis of The Continuous Beam

Lecture 7: Analysis of a Truss

Chapter 2: Preliminary Design (Optional)

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Preliminary Design of Slab

Lecture 3: Preliminary Design of Beam

Lecture 4: Preliminary Design of Column

Chapter 3: Modeling of Building

Lecture 1: Read Architectural Drawing

Lecture 2: Define Grids

Lecture 3: Define Materials

Lecture 4: Define Section Properties

Lecture 5: Correction of Grids

Lecture 6: Modelling Up To Ground Floor

Lecture 7: Modelling of First Floor

Lecture 8: Modeling of Second and Third Floors

Lecture 9: Extruding the Model

Lecture 10: Modeling of Balcony

Lecture 11: Assigning Support to the Model

Lecture 12: Lowering The Tie Beam

Chapter 4: Modeling of Staircase

Lecture 1: Read Architectural Drawing of Staircase

Lecture 2: Define Reference Points and Reference Planes

Lecture 3: Model Staircase From Ground Floor to First Floor

Lecture 4: Model The Landing Beam

Lecture 5: Model Staircase From First Floor to Second Floor

Chapter 5: Advanced Modelling Options

Lecture 1: Model Secondary Beams

Lecture 2: Model Curved Beams

Lecture 3: Different Modes of Modelling a Beam

Lecture 4: Offsetting The Beam While Modelling

Lecture 5: Modelling Circular Columns

Lecture 6: Modelling Eccentric Columns

Chapter 6: Load Application

Lecture 1: Defining Load Patterns, Diaphragm and Mass Source

Lecture 2: Application of Partition Load

Lecture 3: Application of Shell/ SLab Load

Lecture 4: Application of Wall Load on Slab/Shell

Lecture 5: Meshing of Slab and Frame Structures

Chapter 7: Calculation of Seismic Weight, Base Shear and Storey Shear (Optional)

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Seismic Load Calculation

Lecture 3: Base Shear Calculation

Lecture 4: Storey Shear Calculation

Chapter 8: Application of Lateral Loads

Lecture 1: Application of Lateral Loads Introduction

Lecture 2: Application of Earthquake Load Method-1

Lecture 3: Application of Earthquake Load Method-2

Lecture 4: Application of Earthquake Load Method-3

Lecture 5: Application of Wind Load

Chapter 9: Load Combination and Structural Analysis

Lecture 1: Introduction To Load Combinations

Lecture 2: Defining The Load Combinations

Lecture 3: Analyzing The Building

Chapter 10: Design Of The Building

Lecture 1: Design Of The Building

Lecture 2: Redesigning the Columns

Chapter 11: Design Checks To Be Performed

Lecture 1: Check for Section Failure

Lecture 2: Rebar Percentage

Lecture 3: P-M-M Interaction Ratio

Lecture 4: Beam Column Capacity

Lecture 5: Storey Displacement, Storey Drift and Drift Ratio

Lecture 6: Torsional Irregularity

Chapter 12: Detailing of Column Rebars

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Understanding the Rebar Values of ETABS

Lecture 3: Rebar Combination of the Plinth Level Column

Lecture 4: Sketching the Rebars of the Plinth Level Column

Lecture 5: Detailing the Rebars of the Ground Floor Column

Lecture 6: Detailing the Rebars of the First Floor Columns

Lecture 7: Detailing the Rebars of the Second Floor

Lecture 8: Concept of the Lapping of Bars in Floor Levels

Lecture 9: Concept of Detailing the Columns Having increasing Reinforcement Values

Lecture 10: Detailing of Columns with Increasing Reinforcement values upto First Floor

Lecture 11: Detailing of Columns with Increasing Reinforcement values at Second Floor

Lecture 12: Concept of Detailing of Similar Columns and Preparing Structural Drawings

Lecture 13: Shear Detailing : Getting results from ETABS

Lecture 14: Calculating the Required Spacing of the Lateral Ties

Lecture 15: Detailing of the Lateral Ties

Chapter 13: Detailing of Beam Rebars

Lecture 1: Overview of the Structural Drawing of Beam

Lecture 2: Studying the Results of ETABS

Lecture 3: Detailing of Top Mid Bars

Lecture 4: Detailing of Top Extra Bars

Lecture 5: Finalizing the Top Bars

Lecture 6: Detailing of the Bottom Reinforcement

Lecture 7: Grouping the Beam Details

Lecture 8: Detailing the Bars at the Beam Junction

Lecture 9: Concept of Lapping of Bars

Lecture 10: Detailing of Extra Bars at the Bottom

Lecture 11: Important Point to Remember

Lecture 12: Calculating the Stirrup Spacing