ESEC Building

This web application has the following features:
1. import and display ETABS model in 3D view.
2. check design of beams, columns, and footings under various load cases.
3. support multiple international codes, such as American ACI 318, British BS8110, and Egyptian ECP 203.
4. show demand/capacity (D/C) ratios for columns using the following 5 approaches

Approach 1: D/C ratios are calculated by ETABS software.
Approach 2: Madd is calculated using design code in ETABS, 3D-interaction diagrams are calculated by design code in ESEC.
Approach 3: Madd is calculated using simplified ECP (Item 6-4-6-2-1), use 2D-interaction diagrams, magnify one moment and neglect other moment.
Approach 4: Madd is calculated using simplified ECP (Item 6-4-6-2-3), use 2D-interaction diagrams, magnify Mx & My and take larger D/C ratio.
Approach 5: Madd is calculated using ECP, 3D-interaction diagrams are calculated using design code in ESEC.

5. calculate (D/C) ratios for beams and isolated footings.

Status:

Import ETABS model (Extracted by ESEC Preprocessor)

. Download ESEC Building Preprocessor

Download Sample Text File (Developed by ESEC Preprocessor from ETABS Model)

System of units (in imported ETABS model):

Shown Unique Names:

Required Check

Columns
Footings
Beams
Comments

Columns:

Design Code used in ETABS to calculate D/C for columns:

Design code used for developing 3D interaction diagrams:

Approach for capacity ratio calculations:

K-factor (for Approaches 3, 4, and 5):

Footings: Soil Bearing Capacity (MPa):
Concrete Strength of RC footing, fcu (RC) (MPa):
Concrete Strength of PC footing, fcu (PC) (MPa):
Steel Yield Stress of long. bars, fy (MPa):
Moment Reduction Factor (unitless):
Concrete cover (mm):
Download Sample File of Footing Types

Beams: Concrete cover (mm):
Plot capacity ratio of:
Download Sample File of Beam Types

This web application is developed by: Assoc. Prof. Ahmed Elansary, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

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Any iquiries or suggestions for improvements should be submitted to:

ESEC Building

This web application is developed by: Assoc. Prof. Ahmed Elansary, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

*ResearchGate

Check out the desktop version of the software

Any iquiries or suggestions for improvements should be submitted to:

aelansa2@uwo.ca