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Columns or Struts are defined as compression parts with an effective length that exceeds three times the smallest side size. A structural element that mainly bearing compression forces along the axi…

Have you ever stopped wondering about the diversity of buildings and structures around us? Why do we keep saying that the houses will stay and the bridges won't fall? The answer can be found in t…

Etabs 2015 tutorial 5 deals with the reinforcement detailing of beams and columns of the model considered using the structural detailing option. Following are explained in the tutorial: Det…

Etabs 2015 tutorial 4 deals with the analysis and design of the commercial building model. The topics disscussed are listed below: Analysis 0:30 Time period 1:50 Support reactions 3:14 …

Etabs 2015 tutorial 3 deals with the assigning of seismic loads and defining load combinations. The topics discussed are listed below: Assigning Seismic loads 0:24 Defining mass source 4:…

The second tutorial of Etabs 2015 deals with assignment of loads and meshing of slab of a commercial building.The first part discusses about defining and assigning of dead,live and wall loads. It …

Step by step illustration on how to model a commercial building in Etabs 2015 building software.The tutorial is divided into seven different steps that starts from assigning grid data to model render…

Eccentric load is a l oad on a column applied at a point away from the column center and therefore putting a bending movement on the column equal in amount to the load multiplied by the arm.

The portal and cantilever methods are two approximate methods for analyzing tall buildings for lateral (wind or seismic) loads - nowadays used for preliminary design purposes. The portal method …

The Universal Beam and Universal Column were introduced in the late 1950s and were based on American patterns, and rolled in new 'universal' rolling mills. They replaced a range of sections…