ETABS Design
Latest release: ETABS 9.7.4

Steel Frame Design

  • Automatic member sizing – No preliminary design required
  • Virtual work based optimization for lateral deflections
  • Grouping of members for member sizing
  • AISC-ASD & LRFD, UBC, British, Canadian, Italian, Indian and Euro Codes
  • Design for static and dynamic loads
  • Code dependent or user defined loading combinations
  • Automatic calculations of live load reduction factors
  • Automatic calculation of K-f\actors and P-delta effects
  • Integrated section designer for composite & built-up sections
  • Interactive options for design and review
  • Design for Effects of Torsion

Concrete Frame Design

  • ACI, UBC, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Italian, Indian, Mexican and Euro Codes
  • Design for static and dynamic loads
  • Grouping for design envelopes
  • Automatic or user defined loading combinations and design groups
  • Automatic calculations of live load reduction factors
  • Design for biaxial-moment/axial-load interaction & shear
  • Automatic calculation of moment magnification factors
  • Magnification override option with the evaluation of P-delta effects
  • Integrated section designer for complex concrete sections
  • Interactive options for design and review
  • Design for effects of rorsion
  • Virtual work based optimization for lateral deflection control

Composite Beam Design

  • Recognizes similar nature of typical floors
  • Orthogonal and skewed deck systems
  • Composite design for transfer girders
  • Design of cantilevers and their backspans
  • Automatic member Sizing – No preliminary design required
  • Optimization for minimum weight or price
  • Camber and stud requirements
  • User specified stud distribution
  • Wet and dry loading combinations
  • Code dependent or user defined loading combinations
  • Automatic calculations of live load reduction factors
  • User controlled deflection criteria
  • Virtual work based automatic drift control for steelfFrames
  • Grouping of members for member sizing
  • American, Canadian, British and Indian codes
  • Design for static and dynamic loads
  • Integrated section designer for composite & built-up sections 

Shear Wall Design

  • Calculates reinforcing requirements for overturning & shear
  • American, Canadian, British and Indian codes
  • Reinforcing requirements for 2D planar walls
  • Reinforcing requirements for 3D elevator core with openings
  • Reinforcing requirements for curved shear walls
  • Reinforcing requirements for spandrels & link beams
  • Design includes torsional effects
  • User controlled interactive design and review
  • Accurate capture of shear lag
  • Automatic Integration of forces for piers and spandrels
  • 2D wall pier design
  • 2D wall spandrel design
  • 3D wall pier check for provided reinforcement

Steel Joist Design

  • Recognizes similar nature of typical floors
  • Standard (K) or Envelope (KCS) design types
  • Total load and live load design parameters
  • Orthogonal and skewed deck systems
  • Automatic member sizing – No preliminary design required
  • Code dependent or user defined loading combinations
  • Automatic calculations of live load reduction factors
  • Virtual work based on automatic drift control for steel frames
  • Grouping of members for member sizing
  • AISC-ASD & LRFD, UBC, British, Canadian, Italian, Indian and Euro
  • Codes for steel frame design
  • Design for static and dynamic loads
  • Integrated Section Designer for composite & built-up Section