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Modeling Building Components Loading Ana lysis Performance-Based Design Design Output and Display Import and Export

User Interface

Completely Customizable
Graphical User Interface
ETABS offers a single user
interface to perform modeling,
analysis, design, and reporting.
There is no limit to the number of
model windows, model
manipulat ion views, and data
views.

Enhanced DirectX
Graphics
DirectX graphics with hardware-
accelerated graphics allow for
navigation of models with fly-
throughs and fast rotations.

Multiple Views
Users can view moment
diagrams, load assignments,
 deflected shapes, design output
and reports all in a single screen.

Quick Navigation and

Data Management
The ETABS model explorer
enhances your ability to manage
data in your model. You can
define, duplicate, and modify
properties in groups and drag-
and-drop properties right onto the
models for assignment. User-
defined displays can be set up
easily in the model explorer for
quick navigat ion.

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Wide array of templates

for quick model
generation.
ETABS has a wide selection of
templates for starting a new
model quickly. At this model
template stage, you have the
ability to define grid and grid
spacing, the number of stories,
the default structura l system
sections, default slab and drop
panel sections, and uniform loads
(specifically dead and live loads).
Physical Model
The physical model is made up of
objects that represent the
physical structural members.
Physical model views accurately
display insertion points, member
orientations, object intersections,
and other geometric details
captured by the object model.

Analytical Model
Analytical model views display the
finite element model of the
structure which is made up of the
connectivity of the joints, frames,
and shells and defined meshing.
When the analysis is run, the
analytical model is auto-
generated from the model and its
assignments and settings.

Stories
One of the most powerful feat ures
that ETABS offers is the
recognition of story levels,
allowing for the input of building
data in a logical and convenient
manner. You can define your
models on a floor-by-floor, story-
by-story basis, analogous to the
way a designer works when laying
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Enhanced Drafting
Utilities
Intelligent snaps make model
generation simple by detecting
intersections, extensions,
parallels, and perpendiculars
automatical ly. Easily import an
architectural DXF/DWG into the
background of the ETABS
modeling window and use it as a
template to trace over to help you
create your model. Turn layers on
and off to pick which layer(s) you
want to see. You can also right-
button click on an element to
quickly convert an area into an
ETABS structural object

Multiple Grid System

Definition
In ETABS, grids can be defined as
Cartesian, cylindrical, or general
free-form grid systems. There is
no limit to t he number of grid
systems in a model, and they can
be rotated in any direction or
placed at any origin within t he
model.

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Custom Elevations
Developed elevations can elevate
any drawn path on a plan view.
This is particularly useful for
elevating a facade that takes a
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will then be added to the list of
elevations in the model.

Comprehensive
Interactive Database
Editing Tool
CSI software stores model data
and other information in database
tables which may be edited
directly through interactive
database editing. Th is powerful
feature allows models to be
developed or edited quickly
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Functionality
The model explorer allows easy
access to model definition data,
including property forms, load
definitions and object forms, as
well as analysis and design
results in graphical, tabu lar and
report formats.

Wide Array of Meshing

Tools
Engineers have many options
when it comes to mesh
generation in ETABS. Simply
select the area object and then
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have the option to manually mesh
objects into the model. This is
referred to as external meshing.
This results in a one-to-one
correspondence between object
and elements.

Building Components

Section Properties /
Section Designer
ETABS has a built-in library of
standard concrete, steel, and
composite section properties of
both US and International
Standard sections. Section
Designer is an integrated utility,
built into SAP2000, CSiBridge, and
ETABS, that enables the
modeling and analysis of custom
cross sections.

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Shell elements are used to model
walls, slabs, ramps, decks, planks,
and other thin-walled members.
Shell objects will be meshed
automatical ly into the elements
needed for analysis.
Wall Stacks
Customizable wall configuration
templates help you define your
wall section properties with ease
by drawing multilevel wall
configurations in a single click.
When you draw walls using the
wall stack, all pier and spandrel
labeling is automatica lly assigned.

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Piers / Spandrels
Pier and spandrel labels produce
integrated shears and moments
for design purposes, for walls
modeled with area finite elements.
For example, an assemblage of
20X20 meshed shear wall areas
could have results displayed and
reported as if it were a single
column.

Floor Diaphragms
Rigid, semi-rigid, and flexible floor
diaphragms can be defined in
ETABS. Diaphragms can be
assigned to joint objects or area
objects
Powerful Nonlinear
Elements to Accurately
Represent the Behavior of
a Structure
Nonlinear static analysis can be
used for a wide variety of
purposes, including analysis of a
building for material and
geometric nonlinearity; forming
the P-delta stiffness for
subsequent linear analyses; and
performing static pushover
analysis and staged construction.

Nonlinear Layered Shell

Element
The layered shell allows any
number of layers to be defined in
the thickness direction, each with
an independent location,
thickness, behavior and material.
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Link Elements
ETABS has a many different link
elements available for users to
accurately represent the behavior
of a structure. Link elements
types include linear, multi-linear
elastic, multi-linear plastic, gaps,
hooks, dampers, frict ion isolators,
rubber isolators, T /C isolators, and
triple pendulum isolators.

Nonlinear Hinges
For nonlinear static, and nonlinear
direct-integration time-history
analyses, users may
simulate post-yield behavior by
assigning concentrated plastic
hinges to frame and tendon
objects.
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Increase Productivity
With the Use of Auto
Lateral Loading
ETABS will automatically generate
and apply seismic and wi nd loads
based on various domestic and
international codes.

Seismic Loading
are available. Upon selection of a
code, the Seismic Load Pattern
form is populated with default
values and settings that may be
reviewed and edited.
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In ETABS, automatically
calculated wind loads may be
applied to diaphragms (rigid or
semi-rigid), or to walls and
frames, including non-structural
walls such as cladding that are
created using shell objects, and to
frames in open structures.

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Define a Wide Array of

Loading Conditions in
ETABS
Define specific loads to model a
wide array of loading conditions
with built-in user loading options.

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assigned in any direction, not just
gravity. Uniform or trapezoidal
loads can be defined on lines in
any direction. The Force Load is
used to apply concentrated forces
and moments at the joints and
along the f rame elements.

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Displacement
Displacement loading represents
the effect of support settlement
and other externally imposed
displacements upon the structure.
Displacement loading can act
through restraints as well as linear
and nonlinear spring supports .
Multiple-support dynamic
excitation can be considered for
structures supported on varying
soils conditions or over large
spans.

Cladding
Automatically add analytica l
cladding to entire structure for
loading purposes. The "cladding"
consists of shell objects, with a
None section property, that are
added around the outermost
perimeter of the structure. The
intent of this command is to
faci litate application of wind load.
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Temperature
The Temperature Load creates
thermal strain in the Frame
element This strain is given by the
product of the material coefficient
of thermal expansion and the
temperature change of the
element Temperature loads may
be based on a user-specified
uniform temperature change for
the object, or they may be based
on previously-specified joint
object temperature changes at the
joint objects at the ends of the
frame object, or they may be
based on a combination of both.

Live Load Reduction

Live-load-reduction factors may
be assigned on a member-by-
member basis. This may be done
either within the graphical user
interface, once design is
complete, by right-clicking on a
member, or it may be done using
interactive database editing.

Analysis

Perform Several Kinds of

Analyses Using ETABS
CSI Solvers have been tried and
tested by the industry for over 45
years. The SAPFire® Analysis
Engine can support multiple 64-
bit solvers for analysis
optimization and perform both
eigen analysis and Ritz analysis.
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Static Analysis
Static analyses for user-specified
vertical and lateral floor or story
loads are possible. If floors with
out-of-plane bending capability
are modeled, vertical loads on the
floor are transferred to the beams
and columns through bending of
the floor elements. Otherwise,
vertical loads on the floor are
converted automatically to span
loads on adjoining beams, or point
loads on adjacent columns,
thereby automating the tedious
task of transferring floor tributary
loads to the floor beams without
the need to explicitly model the
secondary framing.

P-Delta
P-delta analysis captures the
softening effect of compression
and the stiffening effect of
tension. A single P-delta analysis
under gravity and sustained loads
can be used to modify the
stiffness for linear load cases,
which can later be superposed.
Alternatively, each combination of
loads can be analyzed for full
nonlinear P-delta effects. P-delta
effects are included for all
elements and are seamlessly
integrated into analysis and
design.

Wide Array of Dynamic

Analysis Tools Available
for Both Linear and
Nonlinear
ETABS dynamic analysis
capabilities include the calculation
of vibration modes using Ritz or
eigen vectors, response-spectrum
analysis, and time-history
analysis for both linear and
nonlinear behavior.

Response Spectrum
Analysis
Response-spectrum analysis
determines the statistically-likely
response of a structure to seismic
loading. This linear type of
analysis uses response-spectrum
ground-acceleration records
based on the seismic load and
site conditions, rather than time-
history ground motion records.
This method is extremely efficient
and takes into account the
dynamical behavior of the
structure.

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Time history analysis captures the
step-by-step response of
structures to seismic ground
motion and other types of loading
such as blast, machinery, wind,
waves, etc. Analysis can use
modal superposition or direct-
integration methods, and both can
be linear or nonlinear. The
nonlinear modal method, also
called FNA for Fast Nonlinear
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accurate for a wide class of
problems. The direct-integration
method is even more general, and
can handle large deformations
and other highly nonlinear
behavior. Nonlinear time- history
analyses can be chained together
with other nonlinear cases
(including staged construction)
addressing a wide range of
applications.

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Modal Cases
A modal case defines the type and
number of modes to be extracted
from the model. An unlimited
number of modal cases may be
defined. Each modal case results
in a set of modes, and each mode
consists of a mode shape
(normalized deflected shape) and
a set of modal properties, such as
period and cyclic frequency.

Eigen Vector Analysis

Eigen vector modal analysis finds
the natural vibration modes of the
structure, which can be used for
understanding the behavior of the
structure. It also determines the
undamped free-vibration mode
shapes and frequencies of the
system, which provide an
excellent insight into the behavior
of the building.

Ritz Vector Analysis

Modes are generated by taking
into account the spatial
distribution of the dynamic
loading, which yields more
accurate results than the use of
shapes. Ritz vector modes do not
represent the intrinsic
characteristics of the structure in
the same way the natural (eigen
vector) modes do.

Robust Nonlinear
Analysis Tools Available
Nonlinear analysis methods are
best applied when either
geometric or material nonlinearity
is considered during structural
modeling and analysis.

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Incremental construction
sequence modeling and loadings
can be modeled in ETABS.
Nonlinear effects can be
considered such as large
deflections, yielding, and gap
opening and closing. Time-
dependent creep, shrinkage, and
strength-change effects wil l all so
be taken into account.
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Pushover Analysis
Pushover analysis features in
ETABS include the
implementation of FEMA 356 and
the hinge and fiber hinge option
based on stress-strain. The
nonlinear layered shell element
enables users to consider plastic
behavior of concrete shear walls,
slabs, steel plates, and otrer finite
area elements in the pushover
analysis. Force-deformation
relations are defined for steel and
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Buckling
Linear (bifurcation) buckling
modes of a structure can be
found under any set of loads.
Buckl ing can be calculated from a
nonlinear or staged-construction
state. Full nonlinear buckling
analysis is also available
considering P-delta or large
deflections effects. Snap-through
buckling behavior can be captu red
using static analysis with
displacement control. Dynamic
analysis can be used for modeling
more complex buckling, such as
follower-load problems

Direct Integration Time

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Performance-Based Design

Complete Automation of
Performance-Based
Design
Performance-Based Design (PBD)
is a major shift from traditiona l
structural design concepts and
represents the future of
earthquake engineering. These
new procedures help assure that
the design wil l reliably meet a
desired level of performance
during a given earthquake

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Models for Shear Walls
and Columns
The fiber hinge model is more
accurate in that the nonlinear
material relationsh ip of each fiber
automatical ly accounts for
interaction, changes along the
moment-rotation curve, and
plastic axial strain. Fiber hinges
are ideal for dynamic behavior
since they capture nonlinear
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PBD is nonlinear dynamic analysis
where an attempt is made to
capture the real behavior of the
struct ure by explicitly modeling
and evaluating post-yield ducti lity
and energy dissipation when
subjected to earthq uake ground
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Piers and Spandrels

Acceptance criteria can be
assigned to piers and spandrels
that can measure forces or
stresses as a ratio of the square-
root of the concrete compressive
strength f'c.

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Stiffness and Strength
Degradation
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Greater Control of Entire
Model
The Performance Check feature
now provides greater control over
the calculation of the demand-
capacity ratio (D/C ratio) for the
whole model, as well as for each
object individually. A performance
check can now include
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strain gauges, pier and spandrel
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Display
Enhanced plots, output tables and
graphical display allow the user
complete control for accessing all
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Output Tables
The output tables have been
enhanced to tabulate the
demand-capacity ratio (DIC ratio)
for the whole model, as well as for
each object individually.

Graphical Display
Graphical display of performance
check results (Display>
Performance Check) has been
enhanced to include acceptance
criteria from links, strain gauges,
pier and spandrel forces, and
panel zones, along with frame and
wall hinges which were previously
available.

Time History Plots

A new plot function "Acceptance
Criteria D/C Ratio" has been
added. This plot function can be
used to display the demand-
capacity ratio (D/C ratio) for a
specified group and specified
performance level for all steps of
a multi-stepped load case (e.g.
time-history).

Performance Check
Usage Ratio Diagram
A new menu item (Display>
Performance Check Usage Ratio
Diagram) which shows the
demand-capacity ratio (DIC ratio)
for all demand sets in a
performance check and for a
specified performance objective.
This display is a visualizaton tool
to show the relative contribution
of each demand set and/or object
type in a performance check.

Design

Utilize Interactive Design

Capabilities to Maximize
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Design of steel frames, concrete

frames, concrete slabs, concrete
shear walls, composite beams,
composite columns and steel
joists can be performed based on
a variety of US and international
design codes.

Steel Frame Design

Fully integrated steel frame design
includes member size
optimization and implementation
of design codes. ETABS allows
users to interactively view design
results at any frame member,
change the parameters or section
properties, and display the
updated member results.

Auto-Select Lists
When creating an ETABS model
containing steel or concrete frame
objects (frames, composite
beams, and joists), determining
explicit preliminary member sizes
for analysis is not necessary.
Instead, apply an auto-select
section property to any or all of
the frame objects. An auto-select
property is a list of section sizes
rather than a single size. The list
contains all of the section sizes to
be considered as possible
candidates for the physical
member, and multiple lists can be
defined.

Concrete Frame Design

Concrete frame design in ETABS
includes required area of steel
calculations, auto-selection lists
for new member sizing,
implementation of design codes,
 1nteract1ve design and review, and
comprehensive overwrite
capabilities.

Composite
Beam/Column Design
Comprehensive composite beam
design includes member sizing
using auto-select lists, calculation
of camber and stud requirements,
implementation of US and many
international design codes, and
comprehensive overwrite
capabilities.

Shear Wall Design

Shear wall design includes
calculation of reinforcing
requirements for both overturning
and shear, demand/capacity
calculations of defined
reinforcement, US and
international design codes, and
comprehensive overwrite
capabilities.

Concrete Slab Design

ETABS will calculate the minimum
reinforcement requirements of
area, intensity, or number of bars.
Design will be performed at
multiple stations. Design strips
can be non-orthogonal and of
varying width.

Output and Display

Accessing model output

and design results in
ETABS is straightforward
and practical.
Output analysis and design results
for further post-processing,
presentations, or project
submittals are simple tasks in
ETABS.

Analysis Results
Finalized member design,
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shear, and axial-force diagrams,

section-cut response displays,
and animation of time-dependent
displacements outline a few of the
graphics available upon
conclusion of analysis.

Tabular Output
ETABS has the ability to display
and dock tables for all input data,
analysis results, and design
results. Organize the tables in any
way you like by dragging and
dropping them to any location of
the ETABS environment. Tables
support sort, cut, copy and paste
for use in other programs. Print or
save tabular data to Access, Excel,
Word, HTML or TXT.

Shell Force and Stress

Contours
Display of shell forces and stress
contours can be based on load
case, load combination, or modal
case. Users can show resultant
forces and shell stresses on any
component in any direction.
Control the stress contour
appearance by showing
undeformed, deformed, or
extruded shapes, with or without
loading values.

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Deformed Shape
Users can display deformed
geometry based on any load or
combination of loads, as well as
animations of modes.

Reaction Diagrams
Support react ions can be
displayed graphically on the
model either as vectors or as
 tabular plots for selected reaction
components.

Report Generation
The report generator features
include an indexed table of
contents, model definition
information, and analysis and
design results in tabulated format.

Customized User-Defined
Reports
Reports are viewable within
ETABS w ith live document
navigation connected to the
Model Explorer and directly
exportable to Microsoft Word.

Design Output Reports

Professional-quality design
reports are generated
automatical ly, which include
detailed information fo r steel
frames, concrete frames, concrete
slabs, concrete shear walls,
composite beams, composite
columns and steel joists.

Import and Export

ETABS supports many

industry standards for
importing and exporting
data.
Autodesk® Revit®, Tekla®
Structures, AutoCAD®
(DXF/DWG), BricsCAD®, CIS/2,
IFC, IGES, and SDNF are a I
supported. ETABS also supports
exporting of a model to a
Microsoft Access database. If
users are using other analysis
packages, ETABS can import files
from STAAD and STRUDL® .

Learn how CSI products

work with other BIM
software to provide
efficient, integrated and
open design workflows.
With CSI software, collaboration
bet ween different AEC teams is
handled efficiently through
compatibility with other BIM
software.

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AutoCAD® and
BricsCAD®
CSiXCAD, a CSl-developed plug-
in for AutoCAD® and BricsCAD®,
streamlines drawing production
by interacting with SAP2000 and
ETABS directly. CSiXCAD provides
a live link between structural
models defined and maintained in
SAP2000 and ETABS and the
drawings documenting them in
the CAD software. CSiXCAD
generates a full 3D model and
generates an initial set of
drawings automatically that can
then be refined w ithin the CAD
software.

Revit®
CSiXRevit, a CSl-developed plug-
in for Revit®, provides a bi-
directional link between SAP2000,
ETABS, and/or SAFE and Revit.
Structural modeling can be done
in one program and later synced
with another with fu ll control over
what model information is
transferred between the CSI
software model and the Revit
model.

Tekla®
The link between Tekla®
Structures and SAP2000 or
ETABS allows models to be
started in either product, then
transferred to the other. Round-
tripping of models is possible,
including accepting of changes
when transferring from SAP2000
or ETABS to Tekla Structures. It is
also possible to merge c hanges to
a Tekla Structures model to an
existing SAP2000 or ETABS
model.

IFC
Support of IFC (Industry
Foundation Classes) data models
provides compatibility with other
BIM-enabled applications.
SAP2000, CSiBridge, and ETABS
all support import and export of
IFC 2x3 and IFC 4 formats.

CSl's Application
Programming Interface
(API) allows engineers
and developers to exploit
the power and
productivity of CSI
software
programmatically.
Build custom solutions on top of
the CSI Platform to automate your
workflows and increase your
efficiency.

Multiple Language
Support
The API is compatible with most
major programming languages,
including Visual Basic fo r
Applications (VBA), VB.NET, C#,
C++, Visual Fortran, Python, and
Matlab.

Smart Spreadsheets
Employ the API from within an
Excel spreadsheet to create,
modify, and run a model, then
extract the results back to the
spreadsheet for further
processing.

Build Custom Plugins

Plug ins created with t he API can
 CSI software, allowing users to
utilize custom commands in
conjunction with the regular
software features.

Cross-Product
Development
The CSI API is currently available
for ETABS, SAP2000, and
CSiBridge. To maximize your
development efforts, the CSI API
has been made as consistent as
possible between the prooucts to
allow tools and applications
created using the CSI API to be
adapted easily for all CSI
products. Starting with ETABS
v18, SAP2000 v21 and CSBridge
v21, it is now possible to develop
cross-product API tools t hat work
with all three products. This
allows you to write the code once
and use it in all three products.
These versions of the API are also
forward-compatible to future
major versions of these products
without the need for recompil ing.

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