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h_rushikesh_patel
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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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Posts:3434
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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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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rajancivildesign@gmail.co
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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
Postsubject:
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,
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pleasekindlymailtheexamplepdffiletothefollowingaddress:
manjuiitb@gmail.com
withthanksinadvance,
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Posted:SunJun05,201112:43pm
windandseismicloading
Postsubject:Re:ETABStepbystepexamplewith
rajancivildesignwrote:
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DearSAFIANS,
IhaveasoftcopyofETABexamplestepbystepprocedureforIndiancodewith
seismic,windloading.Thosewhohaveinterestedcanreceivethesamethroughemail.
MyemailIdis: rajancivildesign@gmail.com .
V.M.RAJAN.
dearsirplsendmethefile
myemailidisajit_g_g@yahoo.co.in
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