Plastic Rotation

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arash1985us
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Plastic Rotation

Post by arash1985us »

Dear Dr.Silvia:
How can I record the plastic rotation at the both ends of an element?
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Post by silvia »

i would calculate them in the post-processing from curvature data.
Silvia Mazzoni, PhD
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littlelam87
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Post by littlelam87 »

Dear Dr. Silvia,

Would using the recorder "PlasticDeformation" be the same as just using the moment-curvature results?

Thanks
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