1.

Click loading
2. Click load cases details
3. Click add
4. Find DEAD and type DL. Click add and close

25.
26. Click LL and ADD
27. Find and click FLOOR LOAD and click GROUP
28. Type NEGATIVE value on PRESSURE according to its liveload value
per floor
5.
6. Click DL and ADD 29. Then click the corresponding floor in MEMBER GROUP and ADD after
7. Find and click FLOOR LOAD and click GROUP typing each value
8. Type value on PRESSURE according to its deadload value per floor 30. Change direction to GLOBAL Y
9. Then click the corresponding floor in MEMBER GROUP and ADD after 31. Click on ONE WAY DISTRIBUTION
typing each value
10. Change direction to GLOBAL Y
11. Click on ONE WAY DISTRIBUTION

32.
Note: Same value of deadload for 2 & 1 WAY
33. Click all the ONE WAY every floor
34. Click LL and ADD
12.
Note: Same value of deadload for 2 & 1 WAY 35. Find and click FLOOR LOAD and click GROUP
13. Click all the ONE WAY every floor 36. Type NEGATIVE value on PRESSURE according to its liveload value
14. Click DL and ADD per floor
15. Find and click FLOOR LOAD and click GROUP 37. Then CLICK the corresponding floor in MEMBER GROUP and ADD after
16. Type NEGATIVE value on PRESSURE according to its deadload value typing each value
per floor 38. Change direction to GLOBAL Y
17. Then CLICK the corresponding floor in MEMBER GROUP and ADD after 39. DON’T Click on ONE WAY DISTRIBUTION
typing each value
18. Change direction to GLOBAL Y
19. DON’T Click on ONE WAY DISTRIBUTION

40.
Note: Same value of deadload for 2 & 1 WAY
41. Click all the TWO WAY every floor
LATERAL LOADS
20.
Note: Same value of deadload for 2 & 1 WAY 42. Go to View
21. Click all the TWO WAY every floor
LIVELOAD 43. Select
22. Click load cases details 44. Right click
23. Click add 45. Click SELECT CURSOR
24. Find LIVE and type LL. Click add and close 46. Select NODES CURSOR
47. Highlight the LOWER BEAMS
48. Go to the SPECIFICATIONS
49. Click NODE 77. Click PARALLEL
78. Choose TO Z

79. Click
50. Go to FLOOR DIAPHRAGM 80. Go to the SPECIFICATIONS
51. Change HEIGHT (Top from slab to top of beam (3.6)) 81. Select BEAM
52. And click ADD
53. Click HIGHLIGHT ASSIGNED GEOMETRY

82. Click PROPERTY REDUCTION FACTORS

54. Highlight again the LOWER BEAMS 83. Change into this value
55. Click ASSIGN
56. Select YES
57. Right click
58. Click SELECT CURSOR
59. Select NODES CURSOR 84. Click ASSIGN (MAKE SURE BEAMS ARE HIGHLIGHTED)
60. Highlight the NEXT UPPER BEAMS
61. Click NODE

62. Go to FLOOR DIAPHRAGM

63. Change HEIGHT (Top from slab to top of beam (7.2))
64. And click ADD 85. Go to SELECT
65. Highlight again the NEXT UPPER BEAMS
66. Click ASSIGN 86. Click PARALLEL
67. Select YES 87. Choose TO Y
68. Highlight the THIRD UPPER BEAMS
69. Click NODE 88. Click
89. Go to the SPECIFICATIONS
90. Select BEAM
70. Go to FLOOR DIAPHRAGM
71. Change HEIGHT (Top from slab to top of beam (10.8))
72. And click ADD 91. Click PROPERTY REDUCTION FACTORS
73. Highlight again the THIRD UPPER BEAMS 92. Change into this value
74. Click ASSIGN
75. Select YES
NOTE: DO THIS UNTIL ALL BEAMS ARE DONE

93. Click ASSIGN (MAKE SURE BEAMS ARE HIGHLIGHTED)

76. Go to SELECT
 119. Click CLOSE
NOTE: WLX &WLZ SAME VALUE
120. Type WLZ on COMMENTS
121. Click ADD and CLOSE
122. Select WLZ and click ADD
123. Select CALCULATE AS PER ASCE 7
124. Change BUILDING CALCULATION CATEGORY (eg. Category I)
94. Go to LOADING 125. Change BASIC WIND SPEED (eg. 300)
95. Click DEFINITIONS 126. Change EXPOSURE
96. Select WIND DEFINITIONS and click ADD 127. Change STRUCTURE (eg. Building)
97. Type WLX on COMMENTS 128. Click APPLY
98. Click ADD and CLOSE 129. Go to the MAIN BUILDING SHEET
130. Change BUILDING HEIGHT and change unit to METERS (eg.18)
131. Change BUILDING LENGTH ALONG THE DIRECTION OF WIND and
change unit to METERS
132. Change BUILDING LENGTH ALONG THE DIRECTION OF WIND and
change unit to METERS
133. Change BUILDING DAMPING RATIO (FOR CONCRETE=0.05)
134. Change ENCLOSURE (ENCLOSED BUILDING)
99. Select WLX and click ADD 135. Click USE and Type 0.85
100. Select CALCULATE AS PER ASCE 7 136. Click APPLY
101. Change BUILDING CALCULATION CATEGORY (eg. Category I) 137. Go to the BUILDING DESIGN
102. Change BASIC WIND SPEED (eg. 300) 138. Click WINDWARD and change (eg. Gust Effect Factor, Gx, Gy=0.85)
103. Change EXPOSURE 139. Click APPLY
104. Change STRUCTURE (eg. Building) 140. Click OK
105. Click APPLY 141. Click ADD
106. Go to the MAIN BUILDING SHEET 142. Click CLOSE
107. Change BUILDING HEIGHT and change unit to METERS (eg.18) 143. Select SEISMIC DEFINITIONS and Click ADD
108. Change BUILDING LENGTH ALONG THE DIRECTION AT and 144. Change TYPE to UBC 1997
change unit to METERS 145. Change INTO THIS
109. Change BUILDING LENGTH ALONG THE DIRECTION AT and
change unit to METERS
110. Change BUILDING DAMPING RATIO (FOR CONCRETE=0.05)
111. Change ENCLOSURE (ENCLOSED BUILDING)
112. Click USE and Type 0.85
113. Click APPLY
114. Go to the BUILDING DESIGN
115. Click WINDWARD and change (eg. Gust Effect Factor, Gx, Gy=0.85)

146.
147. Select ADD
148. THAT’S ALL THANK YOU!
116. Click APPLY
117. Click OK
118. Click ADD