Thanks again for your prompt reply!
1) I used the displacement-control option with a target displacement of 10% of total building elevation. I am sorry I neglected to mention the lengths; columns length= 4.73 m , beams length= 5.00 ~ 6.00 m along the two bays.
Now do you think the curve I get...
Thanks a lot for your reply.
No, actually, I didn't. So I suppose it's all about the different hinge properties...
I also tried with FEMA auto hinge properties and I got a curve with sudden drops and values of the same order as with Fiber hinges.
Below are shown the images of the pushover...
Dear All,
I am running a Pushover analysis for some 3D RC frame structures with OpenSees and trying to compare the results with SAP2000.
I am using nonlinear fiber sections (distributed plasticity) in OpenSees, so, to achieve a similar modelling in SAP2000, I used Section Designer to create the...
