Dave,
Thank you for your reply.
Yes. I just saw a movie (maybe the one you are talking about)on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure this past week on the History Channel (Engineering disasters). I knew of the importance of the dynamic wind loading but had not managed to put a realistic picture...
I am participating in the design of a non building structure that will undergo wind loading. I read the IBC but could not find any reference to some theoritical, hypothetical dynamic wind load the structure should be able to sustain, similar to what one would find for a seismic analysis.
Is my...
ThomasH,
Is there any particular reason you are only considering FEMAP and ABAQUS ?
I realize I am throwing a wild card so I won't name what I am using but what I currently use has great PRE, POST-processing capabilities and a really good API. It has a comprehensive set of solvers and is...