i ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY-ADDIS ABABA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPARISON OF EQUIVALENT FRAME ANALYSIS RESULTS WITH FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS RESULTS FOR FLAT PLATE SLAB SYSTEM A Thesis in Structural Engineering By Lelissie Kudama 30/11/2015 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science