Diaphragm Analysis - My Journey
Most engineers will find a certain area of structural engineering that really excite them and areas that they absolutely despise, and for the longest time, I absolutely despised diaphragm design. Diaphragm design is complicated and confusing, my project managers loved to throw around the buzz phrases they had learned …
Lately I have found myself doing a lot of seismic retrofits of existing structures.
These buildings are often analyzed utilizing ASCE 41 and I have a few complaints with the standard that I have not found answers too... hopefully someone reading this site can help me out with these.
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While this website will mostly focus on items in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) field, I figured I could start with posting about how I made this website.
This website was created with the Django framework (a term I just learned throughout this process). It seems to be popular among …
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- retug on ETABs Parametric Building
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@Toni, this post does not discuss the level of mesh refinement required. The focus is on building an ETABS model efficiently. Mesh refinement is typically evaluated within ETABS by studying the parameter of interest and refining the mesh until the results converge to an acceptable tolerance.
@fpsstructures, I edited your …
- fpsstructures on ETABs Parametric Building
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Really impressive work combining Three.js with ETABS for a parametric workflow. The ability to quickly generate and analyze multiple tower forms can be a huge advantage during early-stage design exploration. I also like how the structural logic still feels clean and efficient despite the complex geometry.
- Toni on ETABs Parametric Building
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How do you assess the fineness of the mesh required? More scale or load based?