Respected Sir, I am really happy and grateful for your kind valuable view and advice regarding my doubt

in ETABS and pay my respect for checking the etab sample model. It definitely encouraged and help me a lot towards learning of etabs Sir. At the same time , I would like to thank and my heartfelt gratitude to my respected Sir and reputed Sefian Mr. Rahul Leslie who gave me the real boost up and valuable clarification and advice and trips regarding my quarries sparing his valuable time. I will never forget his useful help to me. Sir, I am forwarding herewith my views and request to comment and elaboration as below. 1. Please explain you view is detail why you model waist slab as 75 mm shell instead of 150 mm as you already model that in actual inclined plane.

Sir, I observed when the floor horizontal slab are modeled assigning it as Membrane of reqd. thickness, It was found that full load transferred to the beams which gives higher result for BM, Shear force. Accordingly, high reinforcement. That means slab is not pertaining any rigidity to the frame. When I assigned slab as shell it shows much lesser BM,SF in the related beam . Accordingly, lesser reinforcement. Perhaps this was because slabs pertaining rigidity. To be in the conservative side I used membrane in case of Horizontal floor slab. As I know sloping roof or slab cannot be assigned as membrane but as Shell. If I assign full thickness of sloping slab/waist slab it will give much lesser result. So I thought that at least the rigidity of half of actual thickness provided may be considered to get the desirable Moment ,SF and Reinforcement . Hence, I did it experimentally. But I am not all confirmed whether my procedure is correct or incorrect . I am not also confirmed whether sloping roof/waist slab is transferring its load to the beam properly or not while meshing it in my way. Please give your view and correct me Sir. 2. As per ETAB manual we should name a same Pier label to whole vertical wall along the height. Instead of using different labels for each wall at storey level. Sir, It was my ignorance, I am grateful to you for your kind advice and making correction in this regard. 3. Regarding two methods of meshing, I would say both these method are conceptually different but ultimately result is same. In other word by your first method (through Assign menu) you are meshing a main object keeping your main object as intact. While in other method (Through Edit Menu) you are dividing the main object into smaller size objects. Thank you very much Sir for your kind clarification regarding the two ways of meshing procedure. 4. In live load reductionETAB do that correctly. Make a correction in your user defined table (order of floors )as following No.Floors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Reduction in % 10 20 30 40 50 50 50

Thank you very much Sir. Sir, I have cleared myself that Etabs does the live load reduction in Column (axial Force only) in Indian Code also. But , my doubt is whether No of stories upported as in the Table automatically understand 1 as (floor/slab which support 1 number slab above i.e floor immediate beneath the roof slab or 2nd slab from Top for which reduction factor is taken 10%, again 2 as floor/slab which support two numbers slabs above or 3rd. slab from Top for which Reduction factor is taken 20%) and so on upto reduction factor 50% Please give an understanding and your valuable comments Sir. 4. Which Pattern live load you are talking about ?

Sir, As per IS 456:2000 clause 31.5.2.3 when the Live Load (L.L.) exceeds 3/4 Dead Load (D.L.), a) maximum positive moment near mid span of a panel may be assumed to occur when three quarters of the full design live load is on the panel and on alternate panels; b) and maximum negative moment in the slab at a support may be assumed to occur when three quarters of the full design live load is on the adjacent panels only. Cl 3-1.5.2.4 In no case shall design moments be taken to be less than those occurring with full design live load on all panels. When a structure is uniformly loaded with Live Load relief will be provided for moments due to redistribution of moments amongst all the spans. Larger moments will occur when some spans are loaded Figure below is showing a continuous beam with Loading Pattern DEAD LOAD
LIVE LOAD

So, I want to know, does ETABS carryout analysis for Pattern Loads as per the instruction of the IS 456:2000 clause mentioned above .

Whether pattern live load factor to be put as 0.75 or 0 in etabs

I have gone through the 'Concrete Frame Design Manual' that comes with ETABS and found a lines which I am not able to interpret. "The pattern loading is approximately, but conservatively, performed in the program automatically.

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In general cases ETAB do load combinations rightly as per IS code method. But it would be advisable to make your own load combination. That will give you better understand at post analysis stage. Thank you very much Sir.

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For Time period of structure it would be advisable to follow user defined time period depending upon type of structure (With infill or without infill). To consider particular structure, having very less infill walls, as infill structure or bare frame is again design engineers decision. From my side it would be conservative to use With infill time period in such case. Thank you very much Sir.

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In general if your structure is regular and uniform then you will find approximately same time period as by codel bare frame formula and first mode time period. In case of building with infill you will find that first mode time period is too high as compared to codel Infill brick formula. The reason behind in your model you have not modeled infill walls and soil medium (flexibility) etc. Thank you very much Sir.

I want to know one more thing Sir. How Earth pressure in case of Basement is applied in Etabs Sir. I have not find any option of applying pressure of Linearly varying in Etabs Sir. Please elaborate briefly so that I can follow Sir, I will be highly grateful to you and obliged.

With Regards

F.M.Siddique Guwahati, Assam fazalarju@gmail.com