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  1. 12civil34

    ABAQUS smeared crack orientation visualization

    Dear all, I have a serious problem with visualizing the smeared crack pattern in ABAQUS. I am modeling a reinforced concrete slab in ABAQUS and I would like to see the crack pattern changes with different loading conditions. As you may know the ABAQUS viewer is not as advanced and I have a...
  2. 12civil34

    Inputing acceleration data to ANSYS, Seismic analysis

    Drej, I also have another question to clarify the way we should input the ground motions. You mentioned that its impossible to apply accelerations in ANSYS and I should apply displacements using the D command. but I am looking at the D command and I can see that there are ACCLX,ACCLY,and ACCLZ...
  3. 12civil34

    Inputing acceleration data to ANSYS, Seismic analysis

    Hi Drej, The layout of the problem is as following: I have a safe structure which under goes a seismic event (acceleration input) and it might get nonlinear, I have defined nonlinear behavior for my concrete and reinforcing steel and I can check whether the concrete has cracked (gone nonlinear...
  4. 12civil34

    Inputing acceleration data to ANSYS, Seismic analysis

    Hi Drej, Thanks for your response. The point is that my structure goes nonlinear under the first ground motion and I wanna see with this nonlinearity how it will respond under the second earthquake. Thats why I have to carry on the state of the structure at the end of first ground motion as the...
  5. 12civil34

    Inputing acceleration data to ANSYS, Seismic analysis

    Hi Drej, Thanks for your valuable response. I have another question regarding the gravity. As I said I have assigned density of material to my concrete material, now the point is does ANSYS apply the gravity to this value or I need to introduce a seperate mass using the mass element? My second...
  6. 12civil34

    Inputing acceleration data to ANSYS, Seismic analysis

    Hi terio, Thanks for your response. For the gravity force do I need a seperate analysis first and then do the next transient analysis having the results from the gravitational one? I'd appreciate you response.
  7. 12civil34

    Inputing acceleration data to ANSYS, Seismic analysis

    Hi, I am modeling a structural component in ANSYS, its reinforced concrete and i've used solid65 as my element with smeared rebars. I have a ground motion timehistory ( acceleration) that should be applied to the base of the structure (base excitation), my ANSYS version is 12.0.1. 1. Is that...

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