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Hi. I have a brace in my model that is 4 parts and each of the parts has 5 integration sections(FB element). could I find the <min strain> of the whole of the brace??? seismostruct has only strain of sections!

Hi seismosoft,
when do you publish the new version?

Hi seismosoft
when you will publish new version of seismostruct?

Hi seismosoft,
I have modeled a 2d structure with your guidance and using link elements instead of end release but there's a problem. The displacements are too large. May this problem has a relation with link elements and Rayleigh damping?

I really appreciate your help.

<t>Hi seismosoft,<br/>
In the tab strain and stress output(peak strain and stresses), there are <min Strain>,<d2 (min Strain)>,<d3 (min Strain)>,... <br/>
I want to select the minimum axial strain of a member in a timehistory analysis and I use minimum number of <min Strain>. Is this method true for ...

seismosoft,
1)There's no distributed load on elements.
2)When I use force-based convergence criterion the analysis diverges. because I have rigid elements in my model.

Dear Stelios_Antoniou,
Convergence criterion is Displacement/Rotation. Strain hardening is 0.004458

<t>Hi huffte,<br/>
1) The first model was 3D and I changed it to 2D(fema365). So I consider out of plane buckling.<br/>
2) I used effective duration of arias intensity from seismosignal.<br/>
3) As I said the model was 3D with rigid diaphragm so I used constraint to approximate the effect of rigid ...

huffte,
I sent the model to Tim.Huff@tn.gov . M2 in braces is important for me to be about zero.