Static analysis with multiple displacement inputs

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Liam
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Static analysis with multiple displacement inputs

Post by Liam »

I am trying to model a shallow foundation and apply multiple displacement values to different nodes and analysis under static conditions. I have been struggling to find a method to make this work, and the documentation for multiple support excitation is not very clear.

Not sure if i am way off here, but this is how i have defined my displacements.

pattern MultipleSupport 1 {

groundMotion 1 Plain -disp Constant -0.2
imposedMotion $tag 2 1

groundMotion 2 Plain -disp Constant -0.1
imposedMotion $tag1 2 2

}

Is this the correct way to lay out the inputs, and can this be used for static analysis.
If this is correct, then i may have the analysis objects incorrect.

Thanks
Liam
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Post by silvia »

for some reason, in my script, i have:
imposedSupportMotion

try that
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