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I can not find on the web a free version of the document that you mentioned, and then I have not read.

What do you mean practically to "remove mass DOFs in the z-direction" ??
What command should I enter?

Thanks

In the plastic phase of the column, the bending moment is coupled to the normal stress, then the hysteretic cycles are not acceptable??

Is there some trick to reduce the problem?

Thank You

<t>I'm making a time history of a simple column. The column is a infrmFB, and at the base is applied an accelerogram. The hysteretic curves are ok, but how is possible that the normal stress in the column change so much? What's the matter? I tried it in the settings, in the discretization of the ...

I know. The factor "1" is a mistake that I already removed.
But as you said, is not the problem.
In general, the "plastic curve" seems not to work.

Although I continue to try.

Thank you for your help

<t>PLASTIC CURVE to MODELLING PURE FRICTION BEHAVIOR<br/>
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After many tests carried out with very simple models (eg: simply supported beam) I am not able to reproduce the right behavior of "plastic curve".<br/>
With a time history nonlinear analysis the link does not "start" even if the yield ...

I sent you an email.

Thank you.

<t>I tried to turn down to zero the yield strength F0.<br/>
I did a lot of tests and I never get high displacements.<br/>
Is not possible.<br/>
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There is probably something I do not know about Non-linear dynamic analysis or about the seismic response of the curves (loading and reloading.<br ...

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I used the same "plastic curve" to model the pure frictoion connections beam-Pillar in an industrial prefabricated building.<br/>
The yield force F0 is exceeded many times during the history of acceleration but the displacements are very small, and I would expect them to be much larger.<br ...

<t>I have a question about vertical earthquake component.<br/>
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I have realized that in seismostruct you can not insert more than one response spectrum.<br/>
Is that correct?<br/>
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So the only way to assess the vertical component is to enter the "vertical acceleration factor" inside the ...

<t>Hi<br/>
I’m modeling a precast reinforced concrete industrial building. <br/>
There are prefabricated panels positioned outside the wire structure of the pillars, resting on the ground, connected to the pillars with steel elements. <br/>
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How can I model prefabricated panels? <br/>
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I ...