Florida International University

Design of Tall Buildings

ETABS Tutorial 2

Michael Sadeghinia, Ph.D.

17 May, 2007
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Define Static Load Cases

Create Wind Load Cases

Create Rigid Diaphragms

Select all, then assign shell rigid diaphragm.

ASCE 7-98 Code Combinations

Case #
1
1
2
3
4

X
1
-1

MY

1
-1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

0.875
0.875
-0.875
-0.875

1
2
3
4

0.75
-0.75
0.75
-0.75

0.75
0.75
-0.75
-0.75

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655

0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655
-0.655

MX

0.25
-0.25
0.25
-0.25
0.875
0.875
-0.875
-0.875

0.25
-0.25
0.25
-0.25

0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19
0.19
-0.19

0.19
0.19
-0.19
-0.19
0.19
0.19
-0.19
-0.19
0.19
0.19
-0.19
-0.19
0.19
0.19
-0.19
-0.19

1.2DL + 1.6LL
1.2DL + 0.8W
1.2DL + 1.6W + 0.5L

ASCE 7-02 Code Combinations

1.2DL + 1.6LL
1.2DL + 0.8W
1.2DL + 1.6W + 0.5L

Apply Loading to Diaphragm