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ETABS Load Combinations

This document outlines load combinations for service limit state and ultimate limit state design in ETABS. For service limit state, 10 load combinations are provided involving dead, live, and wind loads. For ultimate limit state, 13 load combinations are provided involving dead, live, wind, seismic, and temperature loads. Key loads are defined including dead, live, wind, seismic, and temperature loads.

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ETABS Load Combinations

This document outlines load combinations for service limit state and ultimate limit state design in ETABS. For service limit state, 10 load combinations are provided involving dead, live, and wind loads. For ultimate limit state, 13 load combinations are provided involving dead, live, wind, seismic, and temperature loads. Key loads are defined including dead, live, wind, seismic, and temperature loads.

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ETABS Load combinations

Load Combinations for Service Limit State Design:

S1 1.0D

S2 1.0D + 1.0L

S3 1.0D + 1.0W X
S4 1.0D + 1.0W Y

S5 1.0D + 1.0L + 1.0W X


S6 1.0D + 1.0L + 1.0W Y

S7 1.0D + 0.714E X
S8 1.0D + 0.714E Y

S9 0.9D +/- 0.714E X


S9 0.9D +/- 0.714E Y

S10 1.0D + 0.75L + 0.714E X


S10 1.0D + 0.75L + 0.714E Y

Load Combinations for Ultimate Limit State Design:

U1 1.4D

U2 1.0D + 1.6L

U3 1.4D + 1.6L

U4 1.0D + 1.4W X
U5 1.0D + 1.4W Y

U6 1.4D + 1.4W X
U7 1.4D + 1.4W Y

U8 1.2D + 1.2L + 1.2W X


U9 1.2D + 1.2L + 1.2W Y

U10 1.2D + 1.0E X + f 1L


U11 1.2D + 1.0E Y + f 1L

U12 0.9D +/- 1.0E X


U13 0.9D +/- 1.0E Y

D Dead Load (includes self weight and all super-imposed dead loads)
L Live Load
W Wind Load
E Seismic Load
T Temperature Load

Where f 1 is 1.0 for live loads in excess of 4.9kN/m2 and 0.5 for all other live loads.
Temperature load has been considered in the design for Ultimate Limit State. In accordance with
UBC97 T has been added to each of the Ultimate Limit State load combinations with a load factor 1.2.

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