10-27-2010, 06:07 PM
Hi,
I'm surprised by the mail of Coolestbliss wich seems complicate the problem. The situation is simple : The mass notion is different than the weight notion. In dynamic analysis, just be care to get the ratio of the gravity between the weight and the mass (9,81 m/s²). And ETABS knows that. If you declare that the masses are given by the weight, it makes the division inside.
But in static analysis, it doesn't matter. Juste be care to get homogen units.
That's all folks.
Best regards
Zipatt
I'm surprised by the mail of Coolestbliss wich seems complicate the problem. The situation is simple : The mass notion is different than the weight notion. In dynamic analysis, just be care to get the ratio of the gravity between the weight and the mass (9,81 m/s²). And ETABS knows that. If you declare that the masses are given by the weight, it makes the division inside.
But in static analysis, it doesn't matter. Juste be care to get homogen units.
That's all folks.
Best regards
Zipatt