Structural Design Of A 5Story Hotel – Full Course

Structural Design Of A 5-Story Hotel – Full Course
Published 5/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

From Concept to Construction, Get Job-Ready Skills by Designing a Real 5-Story Hotel Building

What you’ll learn

Model a realistic 5-story hotel building in ETABS from scratch

Define and assign structural elements (beams, columns, slabs, walls, Staircase, Foundation, etc.)

Apply gravity and live, loads per relevant codes

Understand Floating Columns

Perform structural analysis and interpret ETABS output (displacements, forces, moments)

Design of slabs and foundations using CSI SAFE and ETABS

Learn practical drafting techniques for presenting a complete structural set

Detail reinforcement for slabs, beams, columns, staircases, and footings

Learn load path concepts and how forces are transferred through a structure

Get exposure to international design standards (like ACI, Eurocode, or relevant local codes)

Learn how to prepare structural layout for buildings

Requirements

Basic understanding of structural engineering principles (e.g., load types, structural elements)

Familiarity with reinforced concrete design concepts (e.g., bending, shear, reinforcement basics)

Access to a computer/laptop capable of running ETABS, AutoCAD, and SAFE software

Willingness to learn practical, real-world structural design workflows

Strong interest in designing real buildings, especially multi-story structures like hotels

Engineering or architecture background (students, recent graduates, or professionals)

Prior exposure to ETABS, AutoCAD, or SAFE is helpful but not mandatory – step-by-step guidance is provided

Description

Overview

Section 1: BEAM AND COLUMN PLACEMENT ON THE BUILDING PLAN

Lecture 1 Reading and Understanding the Architectural Plan

Lecture 2 Placing all plans using a common reference point

Lecture 3 Beam placement on the ground floor

Lecture 4 Column Placement on the ground floor

Lecture 5 Beam Placement on the first floor

Lecture 6 Column Placement on the First floor

Lecture 10 Adding the Cantilever beams for the floating columns

Lecture 11 Beam Placement on the second floor plan

Lecture 12 Column placement on the second floor plan

Lecture 13 Beam Placement on the third floor plan

Lecture 14 Column Placement on the third floor plan

Lecture 15 Beam placement on the fourth floor plan

Lecture 16 Column placement on the fourth floor plan

Lecture 17 Shear wall placements on the building plan

Section 2: COLUMN AND BEAM CENTERLINE PLAN

Lecture 18 Beam centerline on the ground floor

Lecture 19 Column centerline on the ground floor

Lecture 20 Beam centerline on the first floor plan

Lecture 21 Column centerline on the first floor plan

Lecture 22 Column centerline on all floor plan

Lecture 23 Re converting the floor plan into DXF file format

Section 3: MODELLING THE BUILDING IN ETABS

Lecture 24 Editing the stories in ETABS

Lecture 25 Defining the Rebar and Concrete properties

Lecture 26 Defining the section properties

Lecture 27 Importing the DXF floor plan into Etabs

Lecture 28 Columns modelling

Lecture 29 Re-Modelling the columns on the fourth floor

Lecture 30 Beams Modelling

Lecture 31 Shear wall modelling

Lecture 32 Slab modelling on the Ground floor

Lecture 33 Slab Modelling on other floors and Model check

Lecture 34 Re-Positioning the Circular Columns

Section 4: Steel Truss Roof Modelling

Lecture 38 Correcting the Error Messages

Lecture 41 Aluminum Roofing Sheet Modelling

Lecture 43 Moment Releases on the Secondary Beams

Section 5: Open Well and Dog Leg Staircase Modelling in the Building

Lecture 48 Dog Leg staircase Modelling

Lecture 49 Dog Leg Staircase Modelling Solving Modelling Warning

Section 6: Defining and Assigning the Loads on the Building

Lecture 50 Defining the load pattern

Lecture 51 Calculating the super dead loads in the building

Lecture 52 Defining Shell Uniform load set

Lecture 53 Application of Uniform shell load set on the building

Lecture 55 Assigning Roof load on the roof

Lecture 56 Wall and Parapet wall load calculations

Lecture 57 Assigning the wall and parapet load

Lecture 58 Assigning support condition

Lecture 59 Load combination and Envelope

Lecture 60 Checking model using higher tolerance length

Lecture 61 Rectifying the error check

Section 7: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Lecture 62 Local Axis, Global Axis, Bending moment and Shear forces Diagram

Lecture 63 Understanding Bending moment on the slab

Lecture 64 Allowable slab deflections check

Lecture 65 Designing the Building

Section 8: Reinforcement Detailing of the Structure

Lecture 66 Longitudinal Reinforcement detailing of the beams

Lecture 67 Stirrup shear Reinforcement detailing of the beams

Lecture 68 Column Rebar percentage

Lecture 69 Columns longitudinal Reinforcement

Lecture 70 Column Lateral Ties Reinforcement

Lecture 71 Circular Columns Longitudinal and spiral Reinforcement

Lecture 72 Slab Design and Reinforcements

Section 9: FOUNDATION DESIGN AND DETAILING

Lecture 73 Exporting Reaction loads from Etabs to SAFE
Lecture 74 Defining the Foundation properties

Lecture 75 Drawing the Footing in CSI SAFE

Lecture 76 Drawing the Shear wall Footing in CSI SAFE

Lecture 77 Drawing the Stiff Column on the footing

Lecture 78 Footing Soil subgrade Modulus

Civil and structural engineering students looking to gain hands-on design experience,Structural design interns or junior engineers involved in building projects,Anyone preparing for structural engineering job interviews or seeking career advancement,Engineers aiming to learn how to detail reinforcement accurately for construction,Professionals working in construction, consulting, or design firms who want to upgrade their technical capabilities,Individuals who want to transition from theory to practical structural design,Recent engineering graduates who want to strengthen their portfolio with a real-world project