
Master center line markings for all columns from the ground floor plan, align center-to-center positions, and translate these into preliminary beam and column dimensions for software modeling.
Set the ETABS units to US customary, then prepare nonuniform grid lines with defined origin and axes, and configure grid data for modeling.
Define section properties for rc beams, columns, and slabs in Etabs professional rc building design, selecting materials (rebar and concrete grades 20 and 25) and outlining preliminary beam/column dimensions.
Learn to assign and draw floor and roof beams in ETABS, including plinth and cantilever beams, and visualize connections in plan and 3D views.
Learn to finalize beam dimensions in ETABS by selecting plinth, ground, and roof beams, choosing economical cross-sections, and applying a unified beam size across levels.
Design concentric isolated footings with an Excel sheet: compute steel percentage, perimeter reinforcement, bar diameter and spacing, and verify punching shear against table 19 of IS 456.
Finalize the footing design for RC columns by selecting safe final footing dimensions, spacing, and reinforcement details, then prepare to transfer the footing and column data to AutoCAD for integration.
Prepare reinforcement details for footing by grouping columns into sets, assign long and short dimensions, diameters, and spacing, and create end table for contractor fabrication while ensuring no footing overlap.
Finalize the excel for the column design, recording final column dimensions, counts, and reinforcement diameters with spacing. Group columns by spacing and reinforcement, and prepare a contractor-ready reinforcement detailing sheet.
Explore assigning options in ETABS-PROFESSIONAL RC BUILDING DESIGN, from defining materials and sections to joint restraints, fixed, pin, and roller supports, diaphragms, springs, and panel settings for structural analysis.
Learn to assign loads on RC frames and shells in ETABS, including point, distributed, and varying loads, moments, gravity and lateral directions, and temperature effects.
Determine the spacing of reinforcement in beams to ensure minimum bar separation for proper compaction with needle vibrators, considering bar diameters, cover, and aggregate size.
Determine whether a slab is one-way, compute the effective depth, and design main and distribution reinforcement with deflection and shear checks for a simply supported one-way slab.
Classify slabs as two-way or one-way by the longer-to-shorter ratio, then design a two-way slab with reinforcement along both directions, considering corner restraints and torsional reinforcement.
Identify slab reinforcement details for one-way and two-way slabs, including overall depth, main and distribution reinforcement, spacing, and unit conversions to ensure practical, code-compliant reinforcement layouts.
Demonstrates modeling a small eight by eight metre concrete frame in ETABS, defining materials, beams, slabs, and columns, applying loads, and performing concrete frame design checks.
Create and edit the column grouping and detailing table, organizing column numbers, group numbers, dimensions, and reinforcement details, including diameter, number, and stirrup layouts for rc column design.
1. Planning and Drafting the Residential , Commercial and Industrial buildings in the Auto-cad software.
2. Understanding and reading the architectural plan and preparing the basic information.
3. Developing the center line diagram of the beams and columns for all the floors (PLINTH BEAM AND ROOF BEAMS OF ALL THE FLOORS) corresponding given architectural plan.
4. Learning the modelling, defining the materials, sections, assigning the materials and sections, analyzing the structure, designing in ETABS software.
5. Preparation of the Excel sheet as per IS code provisions for designing the individual structural members-Footing, column, beam, slab, staircase, retaining wall etc.
6. Exporting the software design results to excel and comparing it with the design excel sheet prepared.
7. Grouping of beams, columns, footings and slabs based on the loading and members dimensions.
8. Obtaining the final design results and deciding the final dimensions of beams, columns, slabs and footings.
9. Preparing the Detailed drawings as per the IS code provisions to execute in the site.
10. Preparation of bar bending schedule.
11. Design of earthquake resistant structures as per IS 1893 IS code.
12. Design of wind resistant structures as per IS 875 PART-03.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF COURSE IS GIVEN BELOW
-Drawing a plan of a residential building. [Framed structure, G+1, minimum of 1200sft].
-Drawing beam layout of plinth, ground floor and first floor.
-Drawing column layout for the above plan. [Use of proper grid lines with proper column numbering.]
-Modeling the above structure using ETABS. [Modelling, analyzing and designing].
-Analysis of above model. [Applying appropriate analysis techniques, Exporting column reactions for foundation design.]
-Design and Detailing of Isolated footing. [Column and Footing grouping, Design one typical isolated footing, & foundation layout.].
-Detailed drawing of Column & foundation.
-Preparing bar bending schedule.
-Detailed drawing of Plinth beam.
-Preparing bar bending schedule.
-Detailed drawing of ground floor beam.
-Preparing bar bending schedule.
-Detailed drawing of ground floor slab.
-Preparing bar bending schedule.
-Design and Detailing of first floor beam and slab.
-Preparing bar bending schedule.
-Design and Detailing of dog legged stair case and landing beam.
-Preparing bar bending schedule.