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etabs effective seismic weight

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Hello,
So ETABS assumes that all elements tributary to the base have grounded mass (i.e not accounted for as seismic mass), so half of the weight of your walls and columns, and if you have any mats or slabs at ground floor, all that mass is neglected. Because of this seismic weight will always be less than your reactions

Enrique

 
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