I want to push a RC beam for a vertical load. I have several question. Please answer:
1- Can I create and analysis only a horizontal RC beam without any column?
2- I was prefer to assign a distributed vertical incremental load to whole length of the beam. But, there is no option for this. So, I want to assign a nodal incremental load to the mid span. For this purpose, I need a middle node and I don't know how can define a structural middle node, without delete the beam to create new two beams (one for the started node to the middle, and one for the middle node to the end node). I also have this problem when I want to assign two vertical incremental load to the RC beam. This is important for my elements, because I create the RC beams with various reinforcement sections and it is difficult to create new elements for me (I have no time to create new models).
3- Can I have the output results (all of results, for example the forces and the moments in each step of the analysis for all nodes and the elements) in the SeismoStruct?
Thank you for your good forum.
Pushover a beam
Re: Pushover a beam
1. I do not see a problem in doing this.
2. Can you not simply subdivide the element into two equal length members using the "Subdivide" button on the "Element Connectivity" tab? Furthermore, could you not even subdivide into, say 6 members and apply the appropriate fraction of the total load at each new node as a means of approximating the distributed load?
3. You should be able to obtain the desired output from Seismostruct.
Best of luck MA_M.
2. Can you not simply subdivide the element into two equal length members using the "Subdivide" button on the "Element Connectivity" tab? Furthermore, could you not even subdivide into, say 6 members and apply the appropriate fraction of the total load at each new node as a means of approximating the distributed load?
3. You should be able to obtain the desired output from Seismostruct.
Best of luck MA_M.
Tim Huff