Part 5 of 5 - The ELF Procedure using ETABS - Comparison with Manual Calculations 

Part 5 of 5 - The ELF Procedure using ETABS - Comparison with Manual Calculations
The MS Excel sheet and the ETABS model used in this demonstration can be downloaded from this link below.
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This lectures series focuses on the history, evolution and formulation of equivalent lateral force (ELF) procedure for seismic analysis and design of building structures.
The part 1 focuses on the history and evolution of ELF procedure in last several decades.
The part 2 focuses on the formulation of ELF procedure as prescribed in UBC - 97.
The part 3 focuses on the formulation of ELF procedure as prescribed in IBC - 2000.
The part 4 focuses on the formulation of ELF procedure as prescribed in Building Code of Pakistan (BCP 2007) - This part is in urdu language.
The part 5 focuses on a practical demonstration of how the ELF procedure can be applied in ETABS and how the global responses of a building can be computed manually and compared with ETABS results.
The lectures files can be downloaded from the following link.
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I hope that this lecture series will be useful for you. Please feel free to contact in case of any query. My email address is fawad.najam@gmail.com.