problem in analysis response

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alihaji1365
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problem in analysis response

Post by alihaji1365 »

hi
i have used OpenSEES to do a IDA for frame-shear wall buildings.
here,I use the nonliearBeamColumn element for columns and beams of frames, and use the dispBeamColumnInt elments for the wall.
i dont consider anything for modeling connection for concrete shear wall and steel frame.

there are some problems:
1. how to consider the connections between the frame and the shear wall? how i can consider pinned or rigid connection? by what element or command?

2.i want get stress or strain response, for nonliearBeamColumn element i can get stress and strain response but for shearwall with dispBeamColumnInt elments i can not get stress response, it give only time in first column!

3. i consider 1e-6 tolerance for test command but my model fail to converge in low level of Intensity measure and demand measure! i vary this value from 1e-5 to 1e-7 and even i use variable transient but i can not have consistence result!

any one who have done this work before, please tell me how to do it?
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Re: problem in analysis response

Post by fmk »

1. use the equalDOF command
2. the command for the recorder is wrong if you only get the time out, look at the examples.
3. For IDA's with concrete models, especially non-ductile ones, it is almost impossible to find a script that works for every level and every model. I suggest running all the analysis, finding the ones that don;t work and then writing special analysis scripts for each of these cases that don't work.
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