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Diagonal struts

Posted: 14 Jun 2020, 20:44
by sanya greek
Hello!!!

I want to create diagonal struts in my frame.
I know, that in Seismostruct i can create infill panel with strut and shear curves.

But i need something else. I calculated by KAN.EPE width of strut, failure strain and failure deformations. I need the struts work only for compressive
without deducting buckling length and buckling failure.
After i created the material with properties i need.
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Later i created a section of my strut (compression brace).
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After in "Element Classes ->truss" i created truss element with material i created.
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By "Element Connectivity" i created two struts and began the analysis.
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But analysis can't run.
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What i did wrong?
Please help me!

Thank you!!!

Re: Diagonal struts

Posted: 16 Jun 2020, 11:21
by seismosoft
Probably you need to decrease the load increment.
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Re: Diagonal struts

Posted: 17 Jun 2020, 12:40
by sanya greek
seismosoft wrote: 16 Jun 2020, 11:21 Probably you need to decrease the load increment.
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I did that but have the same result.

Re: Diagonal struts

Posted: 17 Jun 2020, 14:45
by sanya greek
sanya greek wrote: 17 Jun 2020, 12:40
seismosoft wrote: 16 Jun 2020, 11:21 Probably you need to decrease the load increment.
Seismosoft Support
I did that but have the same result.
I changed some numbers in materials and now it work.