If you’ve ever run a seismic analysis in ETABS, you’ve probably scrolled past the Mass Summary by Story table. It looks harmless enough—just a few columns of numbers under the Display > Show Tables > Analysis > Results > Structure Output menu.
ETABS doesn't just use "dead load." It calculates mass based on your load combinations. Specifically, for seismic analysis (per ASCE 7, IS 1893, or Eurocode 8), it typically uses:
He forgot to check the Mass Summary. The summary showed that 70% of the building's mass was concentrated on the 5th floor (UX value was huge). No amount of shear walls on floors 1-4 could fix that torsion without massive foundation changes. He had to add stiffness at the 5th floor .
If you’ve ever run a seismic analysis in ETABS, you’ve probably scrolled past the Mass Summary by Story table. It looks harmless enough—just a few columns of numbers under the Display > Show Tables > Analysis > Results > Structure Output menu.
ETABS doesn't just use "dead load." It calculates mass based on your load combinations. Specifically, for seismic analysis (per ASCE 7, IS 1893, or Eurocode 8), it typically uses: etabs mass summary by story
He forgot to check the Mass Summary. The summary showed that 70% of the building's mass was concentrated on the 5th floor (UX value was huge). No amount of shear walls on floors 1-4 could fix that torsion without massive foundation changes. He had to add stiffness at the 5th floor . If you’ve ever run a seismic analysis in
