Hi folks, Im working with SAP 9.0.3 at the moment and I am running a nonlinear time history for a simple shear 3-story building with hinges located at the ends of the columns. My hinges account for nonlinear effects in the model. My floors are assumed to be rigid diaphragms. I have no...
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Im running a direct integration non-linear time history for a one story, steel frame building with sap vs 9.0.3 and noticed that I had the same displacement results when i used a plastic hinge with a value of say 100 ft-kips and one with 50 ft-kips.
Now this error can be to many...
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I have to create alot of small models which deal with seismic behavior. Im using plastic hinges to take care of the nonlinear material properties in my models. Is there any way to avoid having to create a seperate model or physically assign a different hinge value to my members...
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I posted earlier with this problem but I dont think I was clear enough in stating what my problem is. I am using version SAP 8.2.3 and I have a small, square, one storey structure (concrete unreinforced) and ran the following time histories using EL centro (just one lateral...
