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Hi, I changed the element from nonlinearBeamColumn element (FBE) to Displacement-based beam column element (DBE). As Vesna stated in her presentation, (http://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/images/c/c5/FBEvsDBE.pdf), using DBE gives you a higher error in the response when compared to the values obtained...

Hey Vesna,

Thanks for your response.Sorry for the late reply, but I was trying to work out a process myself, so didn't see the post. I actually came up with the same process. I tried different looping methods, but this one worked. Thanks a ton for your help.

Regards,
Unmukt

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