I am trying to create a 5 storey steel framed structure with self-centering braced frames. I am currently using a linear link and a plastic(wen) link overlay on top of one another. Both are fixed in the U1 direction and the non-linear box has been checked for the plastic link.
Is it possible...
I am trying to construct a 6-storey concentrically steel framed model on SAP2000 v16. The frame is 18m high and made from S275 steel. From the formula in EC8, I know that T is supposed to be around 0.5s. The model my supervisor has provided me with confirms this with his at 5 storeys.
Yet when...
