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<t>Thank you Ricardo and Support,<br/>
it makes sense now, because the elements I checked were stiffer in the direction of V3, and clearly that's why I found differences between the two directions.<br/>
In fact I wasn't really familiarized with the co-rotational formulation discussed in the Help ...

<t>but all vertical elements are oriented on X and Y...<br/>
V3 matches with either X or Y reaction depending on the orientation, but V2 does not.<br/>
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Could you please check if V2 is alright?<br/>
I can send a simple model for you to check.<br/>
Please forgive me if I am wrong.<br/>
Thank you ...

<t>I have been using SeismoStruct for one year and I still don't get along with the definition of non-structural nodes.<br/>
I believe that the only purpose is to define the element local axes.<br/>
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My suggestion is, since most of the times elements are defined in a plan which is paralel to ...

<t>Hi,<br/>
I have recently ran a time-history analysis with a fiber element building model, and observed that the shear force generated at the base of the elements (nearest gauss section) does not match by far the reaction at the corresponding supports.<br/>
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I am using displacement-based ...

<t>Hi.<br/>
I ran a static pushover analysis to a 3D buildig model composed of inelastic frame elements, but each time I try to view the deformed shape with the Performance Criteria display checkbox checked, an error appears saying:<br/>
Access violation at address 006BF7CD in module 'SeismoStruct ...

<t>Hi Ricardo,<br/>
I'm thinking for instance in a beam which has different reiforcement distribution along its length and therefore subdivided into 3 elements (e.g.) with diferent reinforcement ratios. In that case I would want to model the central element as elastic and the others with the PH ...

<t>Dear Sir,<br/>
I was wondering if in future versions it could be possible for the user to choose in which end of the Plastic Hinge Elements plasticity is expected to occur. Sometimes users may want to subdivide a beam or a column into more elements thus requiring a single plastic hinge on a ...

<t>I think I've found the reason. That happened exactly when I imported the restraints from the Excel worksheet. As I said when I paste them onto the table, reapeated entries are created and it seems that when I open the file, they are removed.<br/>
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For that reason it would be easy if only the ...

<t>Yes I have that problem all the time, but only with some models - when I open the file, all nodes are free.<br/>
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I suggest, by the way, that only the nodes that have restraints should appear on the restraints input table, such as in the nodal constraints table. Besides, the program allows ...