FPBearingPTV friction pendulum element

[DavDee]

Hi all,
I'm trying to model a base isolated structure with friction pendulum bearings and I would use the Kumar et al. model for friction (implemented in Opensees 2.4.6 as FPBearingPTV). I'm using the Tcl interface and I can't write the correct form of string for input command (element FPBearingPTV eleTag ...).
Could I have an example of input for this bearing element?

Best regards,
Davide

[fmk]

i will ask the author .. in the mantime you might be able to figure it out from the source code, look at the following procedure
void *OPS_FPBearingPTV() in the following

http://opensees.berkeley.edu/WebSVN/fil ... aring%2FFP

[DavDee]

Great!

I await more good news from you! Meanwhile i will try to get some useful information from this code.

Thank you again,

Davide

[DavDee]

Hello!

there are news about the FPBearingPTV example?

Thanks

Davide

[mkumar3]

Write to mkumar[AT]iitgn[DOT]ac[DOT]in for the example files.