Hi all.
I would like to know your opinion on a project that I am working on. It was designed on 2014/15 and construction was completed on 2017. The structure is a concrete mid-rise structure, designed using the 2010 edition of our code (equivalent to ASCE 7-10, ACI 318-08, seismic provisions...
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I am fairly new to the industry and have little knowledge about the usual practice in designing structures. I am confused about how staircases should considered in structural engineering softwares. Should they be modelled as inclined shells, as a flat horizontal membrane, or...
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I am quite confused as to whether elements below grade (i.e. ground beams, columns extending to footings, tie beams, etc.) should be modelled in ETABS/STAAD. I have seen quite a few people consider these elements in their models (making the base of the model coincide with the top of...
