SSPBrick element "strain recorder" doesn't work

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tusharkantimandal
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SSPBrick element "strain recorder" doesn't work

Post by tusharkantimandal »

Hi all,
For SSPBrick element strain recorder is not working...other recorders are working fine...vesna, silvia plz. look into the matter...
### basic format of the code ###
model BasicBuilder -ndm 3 -ndf 3
....
element SSPbrick 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 $matTag 0.0 0.0 0.0
....
recorder Element -ele 1 -time -file $output/stress1.out stress
recorder Element -ele 1 -time -file $output/strain1.out strain
....
###
The stress recorder is working whereas strain recorder is not working..showing blank output file....
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Re: SSPBrick element "strain recorder" doesn't work

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what is the material command.
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Re: SSPBrick element "strain recorder" doesn't work

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fmk wrote:
> what is the material command.
I have used "nDMaterial Drucker Prager"....all responses I am getting otherthan strain.
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Re: SSPBrick element "strain recorder" doesn't work

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the valid responses looking at the source code for DruckerPrager material should be: strain, stress and state.

http://opensees.berkeley.edu/WebSVN/fil ... Prager.cpp

they are as shown in the manual

http://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/index ... ker_Prager
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