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Analysis

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  • AEC|BOLT

  • CSI SAFE

  • CSI ETABS

Table 1: AEC|BOLT

1

Go to Analysis. Under the AEC|BOLT tab, go to the Tributary section.
Click on Run Tributary Analysis.

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Verifies Tributary Analysis

2

If you have a Live Load Reduction Load, "LLR" should appear in the 1st column.

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Verifies Live Load Reduction load template imported

3

Set "Do not Consider cut out if area is bigger 100 (ft²) rule" to "80". And make sure the value in the cell is saved.

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Verifies "Do not Consider cut out if area is bigger 100 (ft²) rule" can be changed

4

Click the "Tributary Correction Factors" button under Tributary Analysis Setting.

Check see all the columns with live load reduction in this section.

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Verifies "Tributary Correction Factors" operation.

5

In the C2 column in the 2nd row at spreadsheet, enter 1.10 to the "Tributary Area Factor" value.
Check the color change of the cell whose value has changed

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Verifies "Tributary Correction Factors" operation.

6

Changes occurred in the "Changes After Last Code Check" cell because we made a change in Analysis Setting.

Click "View Changes" and check last change

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Verifies that changes are saved

7

Click the "Run Tributary Analysis" button again. After the analysis is finished, check that the "Last Analysis Time" value has changed.

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Verifies Last Analysis Time operation

8

Click the "Tributary Correction Factors" button again. And check that the changed value is present there.

Click the show button as in the figure and check the drawing created in CAD view.

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Verifies Tributary Correction Factors CAD view

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10

Go to Global FE Model. Change the "Run Mesh" button from False to True.

Click the Generate FEM button. Check values in table and 3D view

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Verifies creation of FE model

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Click Run Analysis and perform Analysis.

Set "Line Forces" to the bottom 1st cell.
Set My (Moment) to 2nd cell and Self Weight.CASE to 3rd cell.
Compare the image on the screen with the image in the figure.

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Verifies Analysis and 3D views of Analysis Results

13

Go to Mesh Setting (Slab) under Global FE Model. Set the value of Mesh Refinement to 500

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Verifies Slab Mesh Settings

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Go to Mesh Setting (Shearwall).

Set the value of Mesh Refinement in X&Y to 500 for SW1 and FW-1

In order for changes to be added to the analysis results, you must have the analysis done again in the Global FE Model.

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Verifies Shearwall Mesh Settings

15

Go to FE Nodes in the tree view Check that FE Nodes table has been created

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Verifies FE Nodes

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Go to FE Lines in the tree view Check that FE Lines table has been created

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Verifies FE Lines

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Go to FE Surfaces in the tree view Check that FE Surfaces table has been created

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Verifies FE Surfaces

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Go to Foundationwall Analysis below Local FE Model in the tree view.
Select the question "Is Bottom Fixed" to True.

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Verifies Foundationwall Analysis Operation

19

Go to Beam Analysis below Local FE Model in the tree view.

Click Run Analysis.

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Verifies Beam Analysis

20

Click the Settings button in the Beam Analysis spreadsheet and select the Beam cell.

Check the Tributary Area (sqft) values.

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Verifies Tributary Area of Beam

21

Manually click the “Run Analysis” button for the 1st floor beam.

Check the 1st floor analysis values in the combobox.

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Verifies combobox of beam Analysis

22

Go to Slab Analysis below Local FE Model in the tree view.

Go to 1st Floor and click Run Mesh

Check drawing on CAD view.

Implement the same steps for the other floors (2nd,3rd and Roof). Make sure it's not an error

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Verifies Slab Analysis Run Mesh operation

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Go to 1st Floor below Slab Analysis in the tree view.

Set Design Rebar to #4.

Click Run Slab Analysis.

Check the 3D view on the combobox.

Implement the same steps for the other floors (2nd,3rd and Roof). Make sure it's not an error.

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Verifies Slab Analysis

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1st Floor Slab Analysis

2nd Floor Slab Analysis

3rd Floor Slab Analysis

Roof Slab Analysis

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AEC|BOLT part is completed in this step.

Contents from above have been entered. Tributary, Global FE Model, Local FE Model

Table 2: CSI SAFE

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Table 3: CSI ETABS

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1

Go to the Etabs App and open new project folder.

Go to Tools at toolbox.

Click on the "MyAecboltEtabsLink" file that downloaded earlier. Click the yes button in the combobox.

Make sure AEC|BOLT ETABS Link window opens like in the figure

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Verifies open AEC|BOLT ETABS Link window

2

Click the Open Project button. In the BDS screen that opens, enter the name of your project and click on the project.

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Verifies open BDS project

3

Click the Pull button. Check by Etabs 3D view that this project in BDS is exported to Etabs.

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Verifies “Verification” Project export to Etabs

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Click the Run button in Etabs toolbox.

Check analysis from deformation on 3D view.

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Verifies analysis performed in Etabs

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Click the push button. After importing Etabs analysis results into BDS, return to BDS project.

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Verifies “Verification” Project import to BDS

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Go to CSI ETABS in BDS.

Check the date and current of the last analysis performed

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Verifies Last Analysis time alteration

9

Click view change and check which accounts have changed after Etabs analysis.

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Verifies Last Analysis calculation alteration

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Go to Wall Segment Definitions below CSI ETABS.

Click Generate Wall Segments .Click Yes to "Do you want to keep the data from previous generation" question on the screen.

Check drawings in CAD view.

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Verifies Shearwall Analysis

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Go to the “AW 1” in the tree view.

Check that all Wall Segments for AW 1 are listed on the spreadsheet

Also check Shearwall drawing is created in the CAD view.

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Verifies creation All Wall segment is created in spreadsheet

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AW 1 Shearwall CAD view

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AW 2 Shearwall CAD view

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AW 3 Shearwall CAD view

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AW 4 Shearwall CAD view

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Click “Show/Hide Analytical Wall” button.

Check Analytical Wall drawing is created in the CAD view.

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Verifies Show/Hide Analytical Wall operation

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CAD drawing changes of AW 1 are marked.

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Click All Wall Segments button and go to Vertical Wall Segments in spreadsheet at AW 1.

Click Split Horizontal button and select 1st Floor left side drawing midpoint.

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Verifies Split Horizontal operation

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Click Split Vertical button at AW 1 in the tree view

Select 2nd Floor left side drawing drawing.

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Verifies Split Vertical operation

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Click Merge Wall Segments button at AW 1 in the tree view.

Merge the 1st Floor and 2nd Floor Wall segments, which were split up in the previous steps, among themselves.

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Verifies Merge Wall Segments operation

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Follow the last 3 operations, the same steps for Horizontal Wall Segments

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Verifies Horizontal Wall Segments operation

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Warning

The meshing section below Wall Segment Definitions will be shared after making necessary adjustments.

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CSI ETABS part is completed in this step.

Contents from above have been entered. ETABS Export & Analysis & Import, Wall Segment Definitions and spreadsheet operations