geometric nonlinearity

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tangzhen
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geometric nonlinearity

Post by tangzhen »

I want to do some analysis about geometric nonlinearity in a structure built with truss element, however I get the linear result . so how to solve this problem.
when I use the corotTruss element, I get the zero result , in this problem, an earthquake load is applied to the whole model. Is there any command I have to use to do the geometric nonlinearity analysis.
thanks a lot.
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Re: geometric nonlinearity

Post by mhscott »

Not clear what your problem is from "I get zero result", but try using multiple corotTruss elements per member.
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