 Option
Add/Replace:
Add new or replace previously defined inelastic hinge
properties for the selected elements.
Delete:
Delete previously defined inelastic hinge properties for
the selected elements.
Element Type
Select a type of elements
for which inelastic hinge properties will be assigned.
Truss:
Assign inelastic hinge properties to truss elements.
Beam:
Assign inelastic hinge properties to beam elements.
Inelastic
Hinge Property
Select an inelastic hinge
property to be assigned.
Material
The material type entered for the selected inelastic hinge
property is displayed.
Member
Type
The member type entered for the selected inelastic hinge
property is displayed.
Element
Position
If the material is RC and the member type is Beam, the
location of reinforcing information on the elements entered
in the selected inelastic hinge property is displayed.
Section
name entered for the selected inelastic hinge property
is displayed.
 All
the members coinciding the above
4 items are selected on the
Model View.
Import Inelastic Hinge
Data
Click 
to import Inelastic Hinge Data from other files.
Data File
Name (.mgb)
Click 
to select the inelastic model.
Inelastic
Hinge Properties
Add or replace the inelastic
hinge data with the selected data.
Assign
Inelastic Hinges
Import "Assign Inelastic
Hinges" data.
Initial
Element Forces
Import the Initial Element
Forces entered in the model.
Note
If
the current model has no Initial Element Forces, the imported
Initial Element Forces will be added. If the current model
has Initial Element Forces, they will be replaced by the
imported Initial Element Forces. The presence of Initial
Element Forces can be checked from Load > Initial Forces
> Small Displacement > Initial
Element Force. |