Nasir Malhi

Bunker has raft extending 5 ft out of its peripheral wall.expansion joint not possible..footing levels are much different upto 10 ft...slabs and beams of office block will rest on rcc bunker wall...kindly advise...

Can we make autoselect lists for predefined rcc frames or it is specific for steel sections only

Do we have options in etabs/sap if steel ratio in beams or columns exceed rho max that can be shown

Do etabs or sap has allowable deflection checks for beams if it is analysed and designed through these softwares.

Salam all...i have graduated from NED khi in dec 2005 and from pieas isb in oct 2008 and now working as rcc designer since 2008 in a public sector organization...while surfing net for problem i got to know this plateform...i also encountered sefindia...but i think and like to join this group asap...my basic interests before starting engineering were programming gaming and electronics but fate made structures my destiny and dont know future where it will take me..hope for the best while trying ur fullest...my expertise till now will try to guide newcomers and straighten my concepts through senior guidance...like makhzumi sb and rana waseem sb....

Dear all, Salam... I am designing one storey frame in seismic zone 4 (quetta) using ETABS v 9.7.2...building is a RCC bunker (105'X38') with adjacent office area (105'X50').. since RCC bunker has walls and slabs of thicknesses upto 4' and 8' thick... it becomes very stiff structure..how will frame structure for office adjacent to it will perform... guide me if I can take it as Non sway structure (office area) or not or I may design it by selecting SMRF option only in design preferences...kindly give me also literature/code reference for choosing SMRF/Nonsway criteria in zone 4 area of Pakistan....