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  1. LinhLe

    Silly question regarding instability in ETABS

    Yeah, I haven't tried 2D analysis but I think 3D should work as it's fixed at base. Could you please have a look into the model and might see what I've missed. Thank you.https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=127b260c-7f9e-415a-92de-d33d80f17de7&file=Model_TheBestOffice_Exampl2.ebk
  2. LinhLe

    Silly question regarding instability in ETABS

    Thank you, My model is just a 2x4m concrete wall, 0.3m thick, fixed at base bears 2kN horizontal (as shown in the image). I ran without P-delta but it says the model is unstable (as shown in the log). I don't quite understand how that...
  3. LinhLe

    Silly question regarding instability in ETABS

    Hi guys, I'm sure this is a very basic/silly question but I couldn't figure it out myself. I have a simple model as attached. When I run it, it always says "MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NULL STEPS REACHED FOR CASE: ~P-DELTA SUBSEQUENT RESULTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE" and doesn't show any results. Any help...

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