Pushover Hinge Deform/Force

Name : Enter the name of a Graph Function (Pushover Hinge Deform/Force).

Type of Element

Beam : Select Beam type when pushover hinge type is specified as Beam/Column.

Truss : Select Truss type when pushover hinge type is specified as Truss.

General Link : Select General Link when pushover hinge type is specified as General Link.

Wall : Select Wall when pushover hinge type is specified as Wall element. 

Element No : Enter the element number, or click in the entry field then select the element from working window.

Type of Result

Deformation : Total deformation of pushover hinge 

Force : Member force of an element

Plastic Deformation : Plastic deformation of an element (Total deformation of hinge – Yield deformation)

Note

Plastic deformation is displayed as zero before yielding.

Component

When Deformation is selected

The component may be selected from  DX, DY, DZ, RX, RY and RZ.

When Force is selected

The components may be selected from Axial, Shear-y, Shear-z, Torsion, Moment-y and Moment-z.

Location : Assign a position of the truss element for which analysis results are required. Location is changed according to the specified hinge type.

Pushover Load Case

Select a load case for which pushover graphs will be drawn.

 Example

  General Link Deform/Force

Name : Enter the name of a Graph Function (Pushover Hinge Deform/Force).

GL-Link No. : Select the General Link element number.

Type

Deformation : Deformation of General Link

I-Node Force : Member force at starting point General Link

J-Node Force : Member force at ending point

Component : Component may be selected from Axial, Shear-y, Shear-z, Torsion, Moment-y and Moment-z.

Pushover Load Case

Select a load case for which pushover graphs will be drawn.

 Example

  Displacement

Name : Enter the name of a Graph Function. (Nodal displacement) .

Node Number : Enter the node number or select  the entry field then click the node with the mouse from the working window.

Reference Point

Absolute : Absolute displacement of the specified node

Relative Node : Relative displacement to Relative Node

Component : Specify a component direction of displacements. The directions of displacements may be DX, DY, DZ, RX, RY or RZ.

Pushover Load Case

Select a load case for which pushover graphs will be drawn.

 Example

  Load Incremental History

Name : Enter the name of a Graph Function. (Load Increment History)  

Pushover History Load Case

Select a load case for which pushover graphs will be drawn.  

 Example