records of Zero-Length elements

[WAELL]

Hello all

I am using Zero-Length element to describe the relation between two points in the same location. I assigned two different materials in two different directions to describe the behaviour between the two points.

Now, I am trying to get the record of the zero-Length element in the two directions to see if the element fails in each direction or not......but I do not know how?!!!!!!

Do you know how to get the records of Zero-Length elements?!!!!!!

Regards

[Haraldinho]

If you use a zero length element and like to record force and deformation for element numbers 4 and 5:

recorder Element -file NameOfOutputFile.out -time -ele 4 5 force
recorder Element -file NameOfOutputFile.out -time -ele 4 5 deformation

If you use a zero length section element:

recorder Element -file NameOfOutputFile.out -time -ele 4 5 section force
recorder Element -file NameOfOutputFile.out -time -ele 4 5 section deformation

more information on:
http://opensees.berkeley.edu/OpenSees/m ... index.html


-Harald