Deficiencies observed in the ETABS

1. All columns 300 x 450 mm throughout height of building.

2. Slabs are considered 125 mm shell thick.
3. Response reduction factor “5” considered.
4. Importance factor 1.2 considered.
5. Seismic forces in vertical Z direction not considered.
6. Wind load not assigned properly. Wind direction (direction angle) is not defined for
each case.
7. Multiple diaphragms are considered.
8. Scale factors for matching base shear are not proper.
9. P-delta factors are not proper.
10. Load combinations for foundation design (D+L+EQ/W) are not considered.
11. Wall is modelled as shell thick.
12. For seismic weight calculations (Mass source), the mass centroid associated with the
lateral diaphragm is not moved.
13. The seismic forces are not considered from “base”.

Analysis & design could not be checked until above issues are resolved.