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Slab modelling in ETABS membrane, plate or shell ??


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Posted:MonMay09,201111:38am
plateorshell??

Postsubject:SlabmodellinginETABSmembrane,

RespectedSirsandDearfriends,
IhaveaquestionregardingmodelingofRCCslabinEtabssoftware.Ithasgot3optionsto
defineslabtype1.Membrane,2.Plate73.Shell.
Joined:22Apr2009
Posts:21
Location:Ahmedabad,Gujarat

AsIunderstand,
Membranetypeslab=onlyinplanestiffnessandnooutofplanestiffness
Platetypeslab=onlyoutofplanestiffnessandnoinplanestiffness
Shelltypeslab=bothinplaneandoutofplanestiffness
so,whenweassignslabtypeasmembrane,itonlytransfersforcestobeamssupportingit
anddoesnottakepartinloadtakingalongwithbeams,butwhenwegoforshellorplate
theyhaveoutofplanestiffnessaswell,sotheytakepartinloadcaringalongwithbeams
(asifTbeamisput)andsaggingmomentsinthebeamsgetreducedsignificantly.(WhichI
feelwillbetheactualonsitecondition).

Myquestionsareasfollows:
1.WhatIunderstandiscorrectornot?
2.TheotherthingisthatwhichisidealformodelingofRCCslabinEtabs?Andwhatcares
shouldbetakenindesignetcwhileassigninganyparticulartypetoslab?
3.Generallypeopledontuseshellorplateandusemembraneasitmatchesresultswith
Staadframeanalysis(withoutslabmodeling)withwhichtheyareusedto,butEtabsdoes
havefacilitytoanalysisbeamslabflooractingtogether(Tbeamanalysisnotdesign)then
canIusethatanddesignbeamsforreducedmomentsIgetbythisanalysis??

Pleasecomment.
ThanksandRegards.
Hrushikesh
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Posted:MonMay09,201112:36pm

Er.Hrushikesh,
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1.WhatIunderstandiscorrectornot?

Correct.
Assignasshellelement.

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2.TheotherthingisthatwhichisidealformodelingofRCCslabinEtabs?Andwhat
caresshouldbetakenindesignetcwhileassigninganyparticulartypetoslab?

ForRCCshellelementassignmentisbestsinceitwilltakecareofbendingintwodirection
whichisfor2wayactionanditwillofadvantageousinlateralanalysis.
3.Generallypeopledontuseshellorplateandusemembraneasitmatchesresults
withStaadframeanalysis(withoutslabmodeling)withwhichtheyareusedto,but
Etabsdoeshavefacilitytoanalysisbeamslabflooractingtogether(Tbeamanalysis
notdesign)thencanIusethatanddesignbeamsforreducedmomentsIgetbythis
analysis?
IfyouneedbendinginonedirectionsayforonewayslabitisOKbutusuallyslabis
assignedasshellelementevenifitisexportedtoSTAADsincethereareoptionsinEtab
whileexportingtoothersoftware.Checkwiththat.
T.RangaRajan.

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suresh_sharma
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Posted:MonMay09,20113:03pm

Postsubject:

DearHrushikesh,
Joined:23Mar2011
Posts:783

Byandlargeyouappeartobecorrectinunderstandingmembrane,shellandplateinetabs.
YouhaveraisedsomethingaboutTbeam.Tbeammaybeusefulforveryverysimple
structurevizwall,columnandbeams.Butinframestructurewithlateralloadnocomponent
willworkasTbeam.NowIhavealmostforgotaboutTbeam.IfeelyoucannotmodelT
beamforframeanalysiswithlateralload.Inframeanalysisdesignsupportmomentis
alwayshigherthanmidpointmoment.AmIcorrect?

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h_rushikesh_patel
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Posted:TueMay10,20116:36am

Postsubject:

dearsirs,

Joined:22Apr2009
Posts:21
Location:Ahmedabad,Gujarat

thankyouforsharingyourviews,asusaidthatconceptisunderstoodcorrectlybymebutif
weuseshellasslabtypecanwedesignslabusingcoefficientmethodgiveninIS456.or
needtodesignasperthestresscontourobtainedfrometabsanalysis?andwhichstresses
tobechecked?
isthereanythingelsetobetakencareforslabsorbeamdesign?
andtalkingaboutTbeamactionimeantstresseswillbesharedbyslabalongwithbeams
forwhichwegenerallydontdesignslabifusedIS456coeffi.method.sowhattodo??
pleasecomment.
regardsandthanks,

hrushikesh
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Kumar_Abhishek_Singh
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Posted:TueMay10,20119:39am

Postsubject:

Youshouldmodelslabsasshellelements.
Membranescarryloadbytensionalongtheplaneonly.Theyarethinnerthanplate
elementsandcannotcarrybending.Fordetailedreferencepleasereferthebookby
Salvadori.
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KumarAbhishekSingh

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Posted:TueMay10,20113:06pm

Postsubject:

DearAbhisek,
Joined:23Mar2011
Posts:783

Ibegtodifferfromyou.Whateverdefinitionsaboutplate,shellandmembraneare
mentionedinTextbooksdonotnecessarilycomparewiththesoftware.Thedefinitionsas
applicablewithetabsareasunder:
Membrane:usedforconventionalslabwithbeam.
Shell:isusedforflatslabandwall.
Platethin:isusedforraftfoundationwherebendingispredominant.
Platethick:isusedwhereshearispredominant.

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Posted:WedMay11,20112:59am
andseismicloading

Postsubject:ETABStepbystepexamplewithwind

DearSAFIANS,
IhaveasoftcopyofETABexamplestepbystepprocedureforIndiancodewithseismic,
windloading.Thosewhohaveinterestedcanreceivethesamethroughemail.
MyemailIdis:rajancivildesign@gmail.com .
V.M.RAJAN.
Joined:26Jan2011
Posts:528

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Posted:WedMay11,20115:06am

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DearMr.Rajan,
Joined:26Jan2003
Posts:14

pleasekindlymailtheexamplepdffiletothefollowingaddress:
dibesh2063@hotmail.com
withthanksinadvance,
dibesh

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Posted:SunJun05,20118:35am

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DearMr.Rajan,
Joined:05Jun2011
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pleasekindlymailtheexamplepdffiletothefollowingaddress:
manjuiitb@gmail.com
withthanksinadvance,

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Posted:SunJun05,201112:43pm
windandseismicloading

Postsubject:Re:ETABStepbystepexamplewith

rajancivildesignwrote:
Joined:26Jan2003
Posts:27

DearSAFIANS,
IhaveasoftcopyofETABexamplestepbystepprocedureforIndiancodewith
seismic,windloading.Thosewhohaveinterestedcanreceivethesamethroughemail.
MyemailIdis: rajancivildesign@gmail.com .
V.M.RAJAN.

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