ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A G+5 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING USING ETABS

The paper summarizes the detailed analysis and design of G+5 residential building with help of ETABS software,
showing a blend of conventional and modern tools. The six-story structure comprises four 1087 sqft flats per floor
(total 4348 sqft/floor) supported by isolated foundations with a soil bearing capacity of 250 kN/m. All the critical
members such as one-way/two-way slabs, beams, columns, footings and staircases have been designed in a
systematic way to meet the requirements of Indian Standard codes (IS 456, IS 1893) to ensure safety, serviceability
and economy.
The research compares the manual design procedures with ETABS models for complexity load distributions (dead
and live loads), dynamic lateral forces, and complex beam-column-slab interactions, and it shows the ability of
the software to deal with them. They find that the ETABS design reduces design time by 40% and improves the
accuracy of deflection, shear and moment calculation, especially for the 17×25m and 8×5 bay building
configurations. The software’s visualization tools also enhanced error identification and spatial planning.
This project highlights ETABS as a practical tool for high-rise building design, linking theory with real-time
efficiency, and stands as a precedent for future buildings in a fast-expanding urban India.