The midterm exam in my graduate course on matrix methods of structural analysis was based on a linear-elastic, geometrically linear model of what is essentially Lee's frame. I asked the students to analyze the model using two elements and treat the point load as a member load instead of defining an additional node and applying … Continue reading Making a Point Load
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Global Distributed Loads
Distributed loads on frame elements in OpenSees are defined with respect to the local element axes as opposed to global axes. This choice made the implementation easy, but it can give OpenSees users more shadow work, like bagging your own groceries or pumping your own gas. When global distributed loads act on inclined elements, e.g., … Continue reading Global Distributed Loads
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