When will the IBC 2003 code be introduced in ETABS?
All CSI programs including ETABS version 9, SAP2000 version 9 and SAFE version 8 will include the IBC 2003 code. ETABS 9 will be released later this summer. 2. In Steel Design, sometimes the beam/column is not overstressed but b/t ratio is not satisfied. How can the user be notified that there is a problem without looking in the ‘Details’ for every beam/column? You can find information for all steel frame elements in the steel frame output summary. In this file, you will be able to see which elements do not meet slenderness requirements and/or have any other design warnings. You can print this text file from File>Print Tables>Steel Frame Design>output summary. 3. Where can the diaphragm accelerations be found for the Response Spectra in the output? The diaphragm accelerations can be viewed under the Display menu>Set output table mode>displacements>press ‘select load case’>select the response spectrum load case>select diaphragm accelerations from the pull down menu. 4. Can you apply a t
