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Elina
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Post by Elina »

Hello! It's my first attempt to use Opensees and I find it quit powerful !!

I'm trying to analyse a building similar to the one in example 8 but i'm confused with a Warning:
"WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20100(dW: << 3.28314, dW0: 3.2832)"

this comes up for every column of the building....can you help me?

Thanks!! :)
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Post by silvia »

it is a convergence problem, but the script changes analysis parameters and gets over it, doesn't it???
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Post by Elina »

After showing the warning for all the columns -->
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30402(dW: << 3.28216, dW0: 3.2832)

Domain::update - domain failed in update
LoadControl::update - model failed to update for new dU
WARNING NewtonRaphson::solveCurrentStep() -the Integrator failed in update()
StaticAnalysis::analyze() - the Algorithm failed at iteration: 0 with domain at
load factor 0.1
OpenSees > analyze failed, returned: -3 error flag
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Post by silvia »

how does it end?
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Post by Elina »

This is the whole thing.....
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OpenSees >source test.genericFrame3D.build.RCsec.tcl
Number of Stories in Y: 2 Number of bays in X: 2 Number of bays in Z: 3
goGravity
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20100(dW: << 3.28314, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20101(dW: << 3.28314, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20102(dW: << 3.28313, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20200(dW: << 3.28309, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20201(dW: << 3.28317, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20202(dW: << 3.28307, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20300(dW: << 3.28293, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20301(dW: << 3.28315, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20302(dW: << 3.28305, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20400(dW: << 3.28138, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20401(dW: << 3.28248, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 20402(dW: << 3.28096, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30100(dW: << 3.2831, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30101(dW: << 3.2831, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30102(dW: << 3.28315, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30200(dW: << 3.28312, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30201(dW: << 3.28295, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30202(dW: << 3.28299, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30300(dW: << 3.28278, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30301(dW: << 3.28272, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30302(dW: << 3.28304, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30400(dW: << 3.28233, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30401(dW: << 3.2825, dW0: 3.2832)
WARNING - ForceBeamColumn3d::update - failed to get compatible element forces &
deformations for element: 30402(dW: << 3.28216, dW0: 3.2832)
Domain::update - domain failed in update
LoadControl::update - model failed to update for new dU
WARNING NewtonRaphson::solveCurrentStep() -the Integrator failed in update()
StaticAnalysis::analyze() - the Algorithm failed at iteration: 0 with domain at
load factor 0.1
OpenSees > analyze failed, returned: -3 error flag
Model Built
OpenSees >
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Post by silvia »

compare it to the examples file.
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Post by hugo.esquivel »

Please, post your script.
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Post by Elina »

It took me a while but i finally found the mistake....
It was during defining the units.....

Thanks you very much!!!! :)
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