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nima
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Post by nima »

Hello,
How can i get the forces in various sections in a "displacement beamcolumn " element ? How can i define these sections ?
silvia
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Post by silvia »

for most/all elements, you can only get the end forces.
you have to interpolate along the length.
Silvia Mazzoni, PhD
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nima
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Post by nima »

Dear Silvia
Thank you very much
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