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bolted flange plate

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keyvan69

Civil/Environmental
Jun 7, 2015
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Hi i have model a bolted connection in abaqus with cyclic loading, i put displacement in tip beam and give applied load in results but my model in hysteresis have large applied load in compared by experimental model anybody know how i can solve this problem?
as you see in the figure instead 70 kips force i have 95 kips force in -2% drift or 55 kips force i have 92 kips force in drift -1.5%
thanks
 
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