ETABS

The innovative and revolutionary new ETABS is the ultimate integrated software package for the structural analysis and design of buildings. Incorporating 40 years of continuous research and development, this latest ETABS offers unmatched 3D object based modeling and visualization tools, blazingly fast linear and nonlinear analytical power, sophisticated and comprehensive design capabilities for a wide-range of materials, and insightful graphic displays, reports, and schematic drawings that allow users to quickly and easily decipher and understand analysis and design results.

From the start of design conception through the production of schematic drawings, ETABS integrates every aspect of the engineering design process. Creation of models has never been easier - intuitive drawing commands allow for the rapid generation of floor and elevation framing. CAD drawings can be converted directly into ETABS models or used as templates onto which ETABS objects may be overlaid. The state-of-the-art SAPFire 64-bit solver allows extremely large and complex models to be rapidly analyzed, and supports nonlinear modeling techniques such as construction sequencing and time effects (e.g., creep and shrinkage).

Design of steel and concrete frames (with automated optimization), composite beams, composite columns, steel joists, and concrete and masonry shear walls is included, as is the capacity check for steel connections and base plates. Models may be realistically rendered, and all results can be shown directly on the structure. Comprehensive and customizable reports are available for all analysis and design output, and schematic construction drawings of framing plans, schedules, details, and cross-sections may be generated for concrete and steel structures.

ETABS provides an unequaled suite of tools for structural engineers designing buildings, whether they are working on one-story industrial structures or the tallest commercial high-rises. Immensely capable, yet easy-to-use, has been the hallmark of ETABS since its introduction decades ago, and this latest release continues that tradition by providing engineers with the technologically-advanced, yet intuitive, software they require to be their most productive.

Why ETABS is important to you?

The input, output and numerical solution techniques of ETABS are specifically designed to take advantage of the unique physical and numerical characteristics associated with building type structures. As a result, this analysis and design tool expedites data preparation, output interpretation and execution throughput. The need for special purpose programmes has never been more evident as Structural Engineers put non-linear dynamic analysis into practice and use the greater computer power available today to create larger analytical models. Over the past two decades, ETABS has numerous mega-projects to its credit and has established itself as the standard of the industry. ETABS software is clearly recognised as the most practical and efficient tool for the static and dynamic analysis of multistorey frame and shear wall buildings.

Learning Objectives

At CADD Centre, we will help you gain expertise in the following aspects of ETABS:

 Modeling: How to work with the physical member based objects and thus require less time in creation of the model and interpretation of the results.

 Concrete Frame Design & Detailing: Applicable to line objects and the program determines the appropriate design procedure when the analysis is run.

 Steel Frame Design & Detailing: How to detail the process using various design code algorithms for steel member selection, stress checking and drift optimization.

 Steel Connection Design: Design of steel connections is seamlessly integrated within the program.

 Composite Beam: Auto select-section property can be defined to composite beams to determine their sizes for analysis.

 Dynamic Analysis: Various options from response spectrum analysis to large deformation nonlinear time analysis.

What do you get?

 You will learn from the start of design conception through the production of schematic drawings and use ETABS to integrate every aspect of the engineering design process.

 Learning of Creation of models - intuitive drawing commands allow for the rapid generation of floor and elevation framing.

 You will learn for CAD drawings to be converted directly into ETABS models or used as templates onto which ETABS objects may be overlaid.

 You will learn to rapidly analyze extremely large and complex models, and support nonlinear modeling techniques such as construction sequencing and time effects (e.g., creep and shrinkage).

 Design of steel and concrete frames (with automated optimization), composite beams, composite columns.

 Models may be realistically rendered, and all results can be shown directly on the structure

 To prepare comprehensive and customizable reports for all analysis and design output

 Schematic construction drawings of framing plans, schedules, details, and cross-sections may be generated for concrete and steel structures.