End (Length) offsets

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ankurjain
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End (Length) offsets

Post by ankurjain »

Sir How can I provide End (Length) offsets in Opensees as I can do in SAP2000.?
Also, I need to define Rigid Zone Factor for my Beam and Column. Is It possible to do in Opensees ???



Thanks in advance.
mhscott
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Re: End (Length) offsets

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You can use rigid joint offsets in the geomTransf command.
ankurjain
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Re: End (Length) offsets

Post by ankurjain »

mhscott wrote: Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:41 am You can use rigid joint offsets in the geomTransf command.
Thank you sir...

Also, How to define Rigid Zone Factor ????
selimgunay
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Re: End (Length) offsets

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There is no direct option for the rigid zone factor. To input rigid end offsets along with a rigid zone factor, you need to define rigid elements at the end of your members manually
ankurjain
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Re: End (Length) offsets

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Do I need to use ZeroLength Element for this ???
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