Dear Sir/Madam
I think plotting Story shear(=maximum lateral story force) along the story level maybe is a useful output in dynamic analysis, because all necessary parameters are ready for using.
Bests
lateral Story force in dynamic analysis
-
seismosoft
- Posts: 1197
- Joined: 06 Jul 2007, 04:55
Re: lateral Story force in dynamic analysis
Dear shahab_nab,
This is not necessarily straightforward, since, without user intervention, a finite element program, such as SeismoStruct, cannot know what a given storey is made of.
Hence, the solution discussed in http://www.seismosoft.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=709 is still the best option, especially if the 'Groups' function is employed.
Seismosoft Support
This is not necessarily straightforward, since, without user intervention, a finite element program, such as SeismoStruct, cannot know what a given storey is made of.
Hence, the solution discussed in http://www.seismosoft.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=709 is still the best option, especially if the 'Groups' function is employed.
Seismosoft Support