03-29-2009, 02:22 AM
* COLUMN DESIGN:
As i know, etabs only gives column steel area requirement and not the arrangement of steel bars with dia. Actually, capacity of column section depends on arrangement of steel bars (Interaction diagrams).
Checking section for given bar dia and arrangement is OK, but how it calculates steel area without having arrangement of steel.
*BEAM DESIGN :
ETABS gives steel area requirement at beam mid span and at beam support, but how we can know upto which distance this steel is required.
Also, distance upto which given shear reinforcement is required, is not mentioned. I think distance shall be mentioned for steel area and shear rein. in BRACKET.
*COMPOSITE BEAM & COLUMN:
I use ATIR STRAP for this purpose and i am getting satisfactorily results from that.
Presently i use ETABS only for Analysis purpose. I have prepared EXCEL sheets for RC componets design for design purpose.
As i know, etabs only gives column steel area requirement and not the arrangement of steel bars with dia. Actually, capacity of column section depends on arrangement of steel bars (Interaction diagrams).
Checking section for given bar dia and arrangement is OK, but how it calculates steel area without having arrangement of steel.
*BEAM DESIGN :
ETABS gives steel area requirement at beam mid span and at beam support, but how we can know upto which distance this steel is required.
Also, distance upto which given shear reinforcement is required, is not mentioned. I think distance shall be mentioned for steel area and shear rein. in BRACKET.
*COMPOSITE BEAM & COLUMN:
I use ATIR STRAP for this purpose and i am getting satisfactorily results from that.
Presently i use ETABS only for Analysis purpose. I have prepared EXCEL sheets for RC componets design for design purpose.