Thank you for both of your replies. Fortunately the building is very regular and under 6 stories, so it sounds like I can use the Iterative based on loads and get a close approximation. I created a model with 4 non-linear static cases which takes a long time to run right now compared to using...
I'm fairly new to ETABS and P-Delta effects and I want to make sure I have things set up correctly. I have a building that's controlled by seismic loads and I want to make sure I'm capturing P-Delta effects. My controlling load cases are below
1.2D+1.0L+1.0Ex
1.2D+1.0L-1.0Ex
1.2D+1.0L+1.0Ey...
I definitely see what you're saying, but I can't seem to define a node on a free surface, it only lets me specify nodes at the corners. Is there a special way to get a node right between the two corners?
I'm pretty new to Abaqus so I apologize if this is a pretty trivial question. I have a 2D rectangular beam that needs to have 3 supports on one end. The two supports at the corners are straight forward, but I need a pin BC between the two other connections. Right now it only allows for the BC to...
