How can i conduct cyclic analysis (displacement control)?

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liufeng19
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How can i conduct cyclic analysis (displacement control)?

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I have done pushover analysis about 2D cantilever column(displacement control), but then how can I load a negative displacement for cyclic analysis ?

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look at the new examples manual. there is a static cyclic analysis from example 4 on.
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thanks
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