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Tag: Stress analysis

Combined Loadings

I talked with a graduate student from Mechanical Engineering the other day. The student is learning OpenSees and successfully analyzed a truss. No, not that truss from Example 1.1. After showing me the truss results, the student said something along the lines of “Deflections are fine and OpenSees does a good job, but I really … Continue reading Combined Loadings →

Michael H. Scott Linear Analysis Leave a comment December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 4 Minutes


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