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p-delta effect in etab programm

p-delta effect in etab programm

p-delta effect in etab programm

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hi everybody

we have building with 45 floor in define all load

fc ,ceiling and wall ....etc

but for the effect of p-delta
i need to confirm about p-delta load combination

is that right?

1.2 dead +1.2 floor cover +1.2 wall +0.5 live +earth quick

also
 what is the factor effect on the number of interative?

RE: p-delta effect in etab programm

I'm pretty sure ETABS will not iterate at all.  It uses a story geometric stiffness matrix to account for second order effects.  No matter how far it moves, the story force won't change, so the geometric stiffness matrix won't change, so it's done in one iteration.

Other programs, SAP for example, use element geometric matrices.  Because individual elements' axial forces change due to second order effects, programs that operate like that must iterate.

As for the load combinations, there will be a large set of combinations that must be considered, 1.2D+1.6L for example, just to name one more.

RE: p-delta effect in etab programm

ETABS does iterations, you can also set the convergence tolerance and/or maximum iterations.

RE: p-delta effect in etab programm

Interesting.  Does it always iterate during second order analyses or only if "Large Displacements" is turned on?

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