STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FORUM OF INDIA [SEFI]

jaherwasim · SEFI Member Joined: 07 Jul 2017 Posts: 1

I am designing a 10 storied industrial building . Architect used a slanted wall in the front elevation of the building for aesthetic reason. But for structural framing I need to model this shear wall in ETABS. Is is possible in ETABS or I have to use any other software?

VPandya · General Sponsor Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 841

Dear Er.Jaher Wasim,
All experience Architects know typical ACCEPTABLE LETERAL LOAD RESISTING STRUCTURAL FRAMING SYSTEMS . Some of common types are :
1) FULL MOMENT FRAME BUILDING
2) COMBINED MOMENT FRAME AND SHEARWALL SYSTEM , BUILDING
3) STEEL BRACED FRAME BUILDING .
4) STEEL MOMENT FRAME WITH CONCRETE SHEAR WALL BUILDING ,
5)剪切WALL ONLY WITH GRAVITY LOAD ONLY COLUMNS, BUILDING .
No where in these STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS you have a SLANTED SHEAR WALL used .
It is not a question of what SOFTWARE ( ETABS , STAAD ) you can use, both software can do a slanted wall but the question is ACCEPTABLE STRUCTRAL SYSTEM .
Let Sr. Architects on your project show you a project/building where aSLANTED SHEAR WALL is used to resist LATERAL LOADS of a 10 story building.
Do not accept any thing and everything thrown at you by Architects to design. Question it . If you have no lateral load coming to this wall and this is just like CLADDING , then yes you can have a slanted wall but not a slanted SHEAR WALL .

Regards.

Vasudeo Pandya P.E.
Structural Engineer