09-20-2009, 11:32 AM
(08-04-2009, 11:08 PM)promo8 Wrote:(02-05-2009, 01:18 PM)aslam Wrote: Hello everybody,
Is it possible to define & design Boundary element (size larger than regular wall) in shear wall in etabs?
Yes it is possible, you define the boundary elements as columns, of the size you want, with the same pier name as the one you used for the wall, then ETAB will take the as a shear wall with boundary elements. Hope this help you.
Hi,
Just keep in mind that frame elements modelled with shell elements beside it as walls will have an overlapping of stiffness which is not recommended.