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| == Input Management -- create or edit ==
| | The input menu allows the user to creat new BuildingTcl objects or to modify existing ones. |
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputMenu.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]] | | [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputMenu.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]] |
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| The user can either create new or edit a library of the following BuildingTcl objects: | | The user can either create new or edit a library of the following BuildingTcl objects: |
| * Material | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Common Characteristics |Common Characteristics ]] |
| * Section | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Material |Material ]] |
| * ElementType | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Section |Section ]] |
| * AnalysisModel | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- ElementType |ElementType ]] |
| * Load | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- AnalysisModel |AnalysisModel ]] |
| * LoadCombination | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Load |Load ]] |
| * Model | | *[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- LoadCombination|LoadCombination]] |
| | * Model -- There are three ModelTypes available in BuildingTcl: |
| | **[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Elevation Model|Elevation Model]] |
| | **[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Plan Model|Plan Model]] |
| | **[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- 3DFrame Model|3DFrame Model]] |
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| These BuildingTcl objects have been presented in the [[BuildingTcl Command Language Manual]] | | These input arguments for these BuildingTcl objects have been presented in the [[BuildingTcl Command Language Manual]] |
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Common Characteristics |Common Characteristics ]] ==
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Material |Material ]] ==
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| == Material ==
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Section |Section ]] ==
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| == Section ==
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| The following items are found in the Input Menu for a Section:
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| *Section Label
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| *Section Model Label
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| *Input Arguments
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| **Required Arguments
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| **Optional Arguments
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| *Section Test:
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| **Test Button -- perform test. A graphic of the moment-curvature response is shown after the OpenSees analysis on the Section has been done. The Section arguments are posted next to this graph.
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| **Test-Load Type -- different types of monotonic or cyclic loading patterns can be selected
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| **Number of Test Cycles -- the user can select the number of cycles performed at each peak in the load pattern
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| **RealTime Option -- when the user checks this option, the analysis data is diplayed real-time. This feature enables a better appreciation of the loading pattern, but slows down the analysis significantly. The real-time display window is closed automatically by the program once the analysis has terminated, so it may be visible for a very short time. The user can stop the analysis at any time using the Stop button in the real-time display window.
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| **Section Axial Force -- Axial Load on section at which the moment-curvature analysis is performed.
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| **range of SectionStrainRange -- change the scale of the range for the Axial Load
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputSection.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- ElementType |ElementType ]] ==
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| == ElementType ==
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| BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default element types for Columns, Beams and Braces.
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| This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded element types and save them under a new name.
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| In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the element types available.
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultElementTypes.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addElementType]].
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| Here is an example of the input:
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultElementTypeExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- AnalysisModel |AnalysisModel ]] ==
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| == AnalysisModel ==
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| BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default AnalysisModels.
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| This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded AnalysisModela and save them under a new name.
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| In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the AnalysisModels available.
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultAnalysisModels.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addAnalysisModel]].
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| Here is an example of the input:
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultAnalysisModelExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Load |Load ]] ==
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| == Load ==
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| BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default Loads.
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| It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded AnalysisModela and save them under a new name.
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| The library of loads is not complete with the default Loads alone, though, since no default can be created for a file-input ground motion.
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| In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the Loads available.
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultLoads.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addLoad]].
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| Here is an example of the input:
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputLoadExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| === Special Case: GMfilename Selection ===
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| For the cases of Uniform ground motion, the user is required to specify the filename(s) and the folder location of the filename(s).
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| In BuildingTclViewer, the user selects the location of the input file manually, via windows widget. Once the file is selected, the program automatically uses the folder of the selected file as the GMdirectory.
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| For multi-directional input, ALL ground motion files MUST be located in the same directory.
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| == [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- LoadCombination|LoadCombination]] ==
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| A LoadCombination is the final step in defining the loading and analysis. It uses previously-defined Loads and previously-defined AnalysisModels.
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| == Model ==
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| There are three ModelTypes available in BuildingTcl:
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| ;*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Elevation Model|Elevation Model]]
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| :Define elevation geometry (bay widths and story heights)
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| :Define frame elements (Columns, Beams, etc)
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| :Define gravity Loads
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| :Define support boundary conditions
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| ;*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Plan Model|Plan Model]]
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| :Define floor plan bay widths in two directions
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| :Label plan lines
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| ;*[[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- 3DFrame Model|3DFrame Model]]
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| :Select one Plan model which controls the bay widths
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| :Assign different elevations on the plan model
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| [[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputModelType.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
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| [[BuildingTclViewer User Manual|Return to BuildingTclViewer User Manual]] | | [[BuildingTclViewer User Manual|Return to BuildingTclViewer User Manual]] |
| </noinclude> | | </noinclude> |
