how to reduce the period of frames

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leexian
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how to reduce the period of frames

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hello,
i have a problem that i have to reduce the period of frame in the time history analysis considering the effect the mansory infill wall. can anyone tell me how to do that ?thanks.
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try to model the walls
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amin_asareh
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Post by amin_asareh »

Period of a structure is related to the mass and stiffness. you can change the period by changing the mass or stiffness.
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