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Analysis & Design using ETABS_Sections Modifiers

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Sections Modifiers for ultimate limit state analysis For Line Objects
Colum

I22 = I33 = 0.7

Beam

I22 = I33 = 0.35

Notes:
The modification factors are multiplied by the section properties specified for a
frame element to obtain the final analysis section properties used for the frame
element. Note that these modification factors only affect the analysis properties.
They do not affect the design properties.
These modifiers are based on ACI318-08 clause 10.10.4.1 and will be used in arriving
the following results:
o Structural design of all elements.
o Pile loads.
o Building drift / story drift under seismic loads only.
The Service limit state analysis shall be carried out with the augmented section
modifiers as per ACI 318-08 clause 10.10.4.1 and its commentary that allows
multiplying the above section modifiers by 1.43. This analysis will be used to check :
o Wind drift (overall and story drift).
o Acceleration.
Torsion constant modifier in beams may reduced (recommended), practical value
for torsional constant modifier can be 0.20. When torsion is compatibility torsion, the
reduction can occur due to redistribution of internal forces upon cracking. Torsional
stiffness modifier does not change equilibrium torsion magnitude. This
recommendation based on ACI318-08 clause 11.5.2.2 and its commentary.
To ensure that the stiffness modifiers are assigned to all the elements, it is generally
recommended to assign the stiffness modifiers after the completion of the model
and prior to analysis using the "select by object type" option in ETABS. This not only
relives the laborious task of defining the stiffness modifiers separately for each frame
section, but also provide a quick, yet reliable way to change these modifiers in no
time.

Sections Modifiers for ultimate limit state analysis For Area Objects

Pier shear wall

f11= f22 = f12 = m11 = m22 = m12 = 0.7, for un-cracked walls
f11= f22 = f12 = m11 = m22 = m12 = 0.35, for cracked walls

Spandrel shear wall

(Coupling beam)

f22 = f11 = f12 = m11 = m22 = m12 = 0.35

Slab

f11= f22 = f12 = m11 = m22 = m12 = 0.25

(f11, f22, f12 modifiers are not important if rigid diaphragms is
assigned)

Notes:
The above modifiers applied for shell elements with default orientation of local axis.
In ETABS, the default is to have the 1 axis horizontal and the 2 vertical.
When local axes correspond with default settings, modifiers and their associated
properties in ETABS are as follows:
o f11 controls flexure through EI.
o f22 controls axial behavior through EA.
o f12 controls shear behavior through the GA component.
Designer can start the analysis assuming un-cracked walls and then check the axial
stresses against the modulus of rupture to see if the walls are un-cracked or cracked.
For those portions of the wall that are cracked, reassign the modifiers as shown
above.
Consider "Sections Modifiers for ultimate limit state analysis For Line Objects" notes.
If designer want the shear walls to have no out of plane stiffness and act as a classical
in-plane resisting element (recommended) then the m11, m22 & m12 modifiers
should be assigned as 0.10.
See Notes of Sections Modifiers for ultimate limit state analysis For Line Objects.