Function Resta he degrees stteecomoraeiecied noses Replace or emove the Suppor snciionsprevicsly ‘ened Call From the Main Menu select Boundary > Supports> Define Supports Input cick ftom rgntor Supports: Display me Suppor Tabla + Boundary Gow Name ‘eee Boundary cup nw he eid Bnd conto icc, Sele Deal Grup asgnment ssunnscaaay Olek lin otto renin ine sincan Onur alga 305 say ore Sen os ¥ ontons ‘it now resins seed noses epic place pny cttnes ran crsetcsnoces Delete: Delete previous ceanesresvants on selecied noses Support Te Selecttne components othe cegees of feedom cf the selected nodes lobe restained, The comacrenls corespond ie the {GES Noda loca coorsinas system tie detnan wteria Coordinate sytem ave nodes DAL: Al dspiacementcegres-ctrescom [De Displacement segte-otTeecom n GOS X-dreehon (Nasal local y-msareston) ‘by Dsoiacement segte-otTeecom n GOS ¥aeeton (Noda eal ya aeeton) x Displacement egreo-0Ffeedom in GCS Zsrcton (Noda focal 2-x ection) RAL Al latonal deqroos-cttoodom Fx Relatonal decte-offasdom about SOS X ais (Noda eal xis) Ry. Relatonal epreso-feedom about GCS Y-ais (Neda lcaly-ais) Re: Rolatona egree-t-teedom about CS 2-2 Nodal local2-28) Rw. Ying oegt0e ot dom about SCS X-as Nodal «a8Function ter Spring Stineas of esactednades in each cretion of GCS er nel ocal ecardnate syste. Replste or remove previously dened sping sifness. Call Fiom the Main Menu selet Boundary > Spring Supports > Polat Spring Supports input) Click lt the ght of Point Spuing Supports: Display the Pit Soring Supt Tale ¥ Boundary Group Name Selecta Boundary Gray in which the specified bounday conditions incldod. Select “Default” Group assignment is ‘unacessary Clik 2l tthe risht to prompt the "Define Bouncar: Group’ dalag box toa, madity or delete Boundary ‘Soups: ¥ Options ‘Ads: Ade new speng sires to slated nodes Replace: Replace previously define! ping sts of selstad nodes Delete Deets provicusly dened sping stress of colocted nodes ¥ Point Spring Enter sping tines. Linear Type: Enter te stiness of near laste spring. ‘SOx: Spingstfnass in GCS Xeon or nad eel x-diecton when defines) ‘Sy: Song sifnessn GCS Y-drection (ono lca yrection when deine) ‘Dz: Song stinas in GCS Z-retion (or noda local zrection when define) ‘SRx: Rotational sping stiess abou! @CS X-axis or nodal local x-axis when defined) ‘Sy: Rotational sping stints about GCS Y-axis or nodal acl yi when dina) ‘SR: Rotational sping stness about GCS Z-ays (ornodal local -xis when defined) Fixed: Sires ofthe selected component is automatically entered as very lage value (SDx, SDy, SDZ feet KN, SRx, ‘SRy, SR2. er SKN) This option is useful when the use wants Lo consid he sping tines ony ina cetindiection ‘without dafning Support atthe came nodes ational.D Revision of Civil 2015 (vt.4) Damping constant: Checkin an option to assign damping constant ‘8x: Damping constant in GCS X-dreetion (or nodal loeal x rection when dened) ‘Sy: Damping constant in GCS Y.iecton (nodal eal y-rcetion when defined) ‘Sbz: Damping constant in GC'S Z-estion (or nodal eel 2-Steetion when defines) Sex Rotana! Damping sonatan about GCS X-axis or nada lal asia when defined) SSRy: Retaonal Damping constant about GCS Vals (or neal acl y-axis whan defines) Sz: Rotational Damping constant about GCS Zane (er nodal otal zane whan defines) Compression only/Tension-anly Type: Enter the compression anytenson-oly type elastic spring Stifiess: Tension nlycemressioncnly sping stifinss about the xan retin cf th cea lament coordinate aytemn Divecton: Enter he srection ofa aping wth respect tothe nade lata sorsnate aystem, 7 OE Ie i } L. Dx(+) Dx) Da{+) De(-) Note CCempression-only/Tersion-ely Type ofPoint Spang Support cannot te applet Dynamic Anais ‘MultLinear Type: Enter the mulinear ype elastic spring, ‘Mult-Linear Type Enter the tensile stifness ard compressive siness of a spin symmetry or asymmetcally Compression na spring is defined 1o be the pose (+) displacement. Thats. the stifess shown inthe fist quackant of the T5R guide diagram rerotenc the stfiness oF sring subjected t9comoreeson af User cancel input the hysteresis of spring stings. The final stiffness (k. radet) is maintained beyond the ‘otned range Direction: Ener the direction of a eping wih respect tothe node local coowinate systom, Now 1. Multanear Type of Point sping Suppor cannotoe applied o Canam Anas 2-Tne pes nine etemalsectons, rch are not detned by ese are based one same Sopes detned oy me asttuonocesFunction rier sping siess pe unt supporing area." plana or sais elamarisib ees laste spring aupso%s [Elsi Lin: elemeresmay be ceateqsmutaneous. Tis tytn small vsed 0 dene a number etlaste ‘Supports on sutcesreoteseried bythe modulus ofSprng. For exape he use snes Gere ease ‘uo subgiadesoouncatons o undergrouns srutuessubgiace sings wi be aural entered alae nodo represen by conconvatsastmhess. This unto enadi te eer sett surace one ‘mess wioutnauing wb wotr about e dsctetzaton ze) ofelament, whichis auomatcaiy ten cae ot bye prearam. “Te turcons mainly used o conse laste suppor cond ions orsubyrades ine arayss foundations oF Underground stuctues Call Front Main Meni select Boundary > Steg Supports > Surface Spring Supports. Input ccuek sl ote ngntorSurtace Spring Supports: Display the Surtace Spnng Suppars Tasle Note “Theda rte Suse Sr Stzsrs recone oP Soh Succ Ss Li at ard amd ich Boundary Group Name ‘Selecta Boundary Group in which the specie boundary condin is cuded. Select Deut i'Grous ‘asignmentis unnecessan, Click to the ight te prompttne "Define Boundary Grouo" dialog box to add, modity grass Boundary Cres. ¥ surface Song Convert to Nodal spring Select a yoo ofeata ta Ue road using cts por unit area, Point Soring-Fointssrng support Elastic Link lass ink element Distributed sexing Enter he cshbuts speng snes lo b2am, planer or slid elemensinordro conse laste Suppo ‘onatiens or suberaaes 1 1men Point Sring is setecied Element ype Assign th ye of eloments or which last sping supports or elastic nkstomons aro be cea Frame: Create ciate sping supports of elastiink elements on he nodes of beam element ‘act otbaam elemento coleuat te sungensemessperuntinatn Planar: Creat slate sping supporto lasts ink elements on he nodes cf planar element. Solid Faco: Crete las spring suppers or elastin eloments on 2 fa¢0 of od etmons Sots Mode) Creat ste sring supports laste ink elements on he nodes of 0H alae I sementtpa is seated as solo atace ote elements mustbespectes¥ Speng Type near ‘Modulus of subgrade Reaction Subcrade sttess Wx Stness se uniarea in he node's local drestion (60S X-recton) Key tess ger uni area in he rode’ local rection (608 Yeon) Ke Stes perunitarea in the node's local z-direction (6C8 Z-ireston) ‘Comp-onty 'Tons.-only Direction: Dreston oftie Point Sing Normals). Normal (+ dit he surface (average normal drecton of surfaces connected tothe nose defined wits Point Sorng) Normal): Normal (ato mo surace (average normal drecton ot surfaces connoctac to me ‘nose defined with Foint Sorina) Trenaralaresien ct planar eens dered he anthancruebasee one node ny soauonce Fors uments te ea arecon (ys onentod away sore Simoes cf elemens UCS4(+7 US ~esteton (COS Haiecton UcSa() UCS stein G08 K-itecton) UcS4(9) US ~-decton (GC e¥sesten) Uc y()/ USS .areeton Gos arecton) cs: Ues-z.orestan Gos -zores%en) Usa: UCS-soresten (G08 Zerecton) ‘Modulus of Subarade Reaction: Suborade stress. 1 When Elastic Linkis selected ‘FEement Type {Assign he typeof ekemenis for whic east sring supports or elastlink elements aren be created Frame: Create caste spnng suppor reiasi lnk alements on he rode ct baam olamonts ‘With: iat of2cam clomenstocalculato tha support stthess per untongth Planar: Creat east spring supports relat lnk elements on he nodes of planar elements Sofd (Face Create elastc spring suocorts or elastc Ink elements ona fate of sold elements. Sofd (adel: Create clase srg surpors or elas nk elements on he rades solid elements Note Fhe elementtype is selected as sod, a face ofthe elements must be specified.Direction: Direction fthe elas ink Normal) Normal ecton oft suace average normal irecton of sufaces connected othe node ‘cotnos win East Link) Normal): Normal ciectio of te surface (average romal drecton of surfaces connected ote nose detec wih East Lh). ‘re normalarectonotlanar lone dened oye rantnana ue baseaca me node ety ‘theta ‘ros sone. he ma seen wonerea a) Pm Be sacs he Uso) UCS sareton (908 ten Uc Les s-oteeton 658 eet) eso) Ucs mseecton (208 econ) 84/1 UCS-¥-decton 68 ecKon) esa) UGS ereten (G08 2areeton Wes 21) Ues-zsieckon 608 -Zaecton) Moauus of sbarade React: swore stmese Length of Elastic Link Lengtt of elastic lnk element The length dose rotafecthe analysis. tis simply requiate define a vector ntemaly nthe solver Tons. Only, Comp. Only. Chockin an option to assign alas nk with onsion-nly of compression-only lament. ‘= ven Distributed Spring is solectod Element Type Assign tne type ofelamen for which east spring supports or east Ink eloments are to be created Frame: Create distioutespcng supports along the lengh ofthe beam element Selection Local Axis Direct oft aistibued spring Width With of beam etementsto calculate he suncor sess per unt length Planar(Face} Create cistibuted spring support onthe face of planer elements Pianar(Edo0) : Create otsicuted sons suopors on Ye ede ot Planer ements Sola (Face): Crane cistrauies sping supports on ne face ofl elements Nowe Ire cloment pei elected as solid or Planar Ege) an tho selecton is slectod as Zement a thee oftre elements must be spezied, ~ soring Properties Type Linear Type: Enior ne stress oftinoar elastic springRevision of Cui 2015 (v4.1) Damping Constant /Area: Checkin an option to assign damping corstanin goint spring (Cx: Damping corstantperuritarea in he node's ocalx-decton (GCS X-srecton) cy: Damping constantporuntares In he nodeslocaly-drecton (GCS ¥.dre2t0n) Ce Damping constan’ per uit teain he node's local z-direction (ACS Z-recton) ‘Compression-oniiTension-only Type: Erierthe compressicn-oiy/tension-ony toe east pring Modus of Subarace Reaction: Subarade stmess Note Diference be;ecn Convertio Nodal Spong and Distibusd Spring \When Gonvertio Nodal Sorina is selected, springs ae entered athe nodes othe elements \When Disinoutes Spring lected. spnngs are uniormlycistbuted on aface oredze ofthe laront. (@) Convert to Nodal Spring (0) Distributed Spring Conver Nodal rin, ‘ise ated Sping RW So Spang iocation Noes oferes ‘Dated on he elements Tair oT oS Sea TT Panera Ste: Hue) Deora CERES RTS TERE | TES SE ES TRS ‘fe dues reuse the eens Define General Spring Type ESS: 4 <Function ‘Di ta values oT oneal orng Suppor wit Gx coupled ak or shoes, damping and mas. Cail ‘rom te Main Men seiet Boundary > Speng Supports > Detne General Spring Typ= Input Name Enterine name of genera nodal sprig stress > revision orcr2012 gut Moto ‘Stifnors Matix Mass Matix: Check on fate he mass matt Lamping Mati: Checks ener ihe camping mat. Coupled Spring Stites Entre generainoda string stress ‘s0x50x ‘Spring tress in ctecton of GCS or nodes local coordinate system (when nodes local coordina system Scesianes) soxsoy Spring sess elatea to +-and y-do:ton of GCS ormode' cal cootinala Systm nen nod’ eal Coordinate system's declared) ske-ske Fofstanal apngsttese about -arsston ofc ornate eoarainat yet nen nace’ ea) ‘cooranaie ystems dociared) ow ‘Generale enor vendo the spor snes pes Pe por nn edo ech dere.ck. ‘Togo as sovacorog a eucl archos rpg ern nn, mia gs Lanceeerie keGeneral Spring Supports BLES nidas Civil < Function rier generalspring suppor wih 8 coupled marc fo sifess damping and mass, which ircudes the components rebiedte ofr degless of feedom win respectte GOS or nedetsloealcoordnale ster for ‘settled nodes Replce or delete prevous) cefned general spring suppor Define the. general spring suo! mars rat to ana the general soring pert, call ‘From the Main Menu eslost Boundary > Spring Supperia> General Spring Supports Input Cet lt height cf General pring Supports Display the General Spring Suppo Tale ¥ Boundary Group Name ‘Seesta Boundary Goupin which the specfed boundary contion since Select Default Group sen unnecessary, Cibk Io he rit to promo he “Define Buran Grout dalog boo ah mnodty or dees Beundary Sus, ¥ options ‘AddaiReplace: Enter cr reploce new general nodal spring supeort matrix cf selected rodes Delete: lee prevovey entered general nada epring suppert mati of slstec neds ¥ General pring General Spring Type ‘Seest general nada sotng sess tobe entered fom the prevoush defined general sig siffess (Refer to “Define General Sorina Type") ‘och Ito the right dspley the General Spring Type dig box, ‘SOx: Sprig stfinovsin GOS x-drecton (or node's ltl «-drection when dened) ‘SOy Spring sifnessin G0 y.crecton (or node's cal cretion when dened) ‘80x Sorng sfnessin GCS zecton r node's local zArecon when dened) ‘SRx Rotational son sffress about GCS rad (or node's eal ais when defined) ‘SRy_ Rotatonal sping siffress about GCS y-ad(or node's val -ais when defines) ‘SRx: Rotational spring sifress about GOS 2-20 (or node's ocal 2-28 when cened) Note “Te save srg stfiness values reese any the dagonaters ite 8x sins marc eneresin Gert spy Tipe > Revision of Gil 2012 “Mass: When te mass mati is defined n Define General Spring Type, "Consderec is cispiyed,Vinen there sno mass matrk defned, "Nove" 1s depayed Damping: When the camping matrns cefined in Deine General Spring Type, "Corsdered” s dsplayed. When there sno damping mar detned, "None" iscxpiyecIntegral Bridge Spring Supports Function “Aniniagral ridge sone in which te brdge deck ands supporing abuaments and pers ae negated without ‘2%cansin joni to absorb he deformation of he bridge deck using the Fexbliyof he abun and ies. ‘Te prime concam in nogral bridges te oft of tsmparaturo varatons ono deormation ofbridge deck Expansion and contain oftte rage deck afects fe baci sol adacentto the abuiments 82cel conpacton due b a deck expansion and sal side cue deck contation is repeated. Due othe repeated acini eompacton and so side, he modulus otsograe reacion andine pressure cistron orback vary mit cept ‘Acycl e he parod tom a dock expansion oa dock contaston, fycies ae repeated inno, he modus ot ‘sbgrace reacton of back Decomes constant. Using tre fomulaton prooosed oy BM, Lehane sol sorngs. canbe assigned ‘D aceountor mis charactors oft sl, atoral springs are modeled 2s compresion-ony springs an verteal aprngs 2 modeea as nearest 993. From te Main Monu oiectoundary > Spring Support > itogral ida, Input 1m Abutment Spring “Springs are automaticaly assigned fo bacll and foundations. Gack sols dafned as compresson-oniy sins (and ureaton ate red 3 near east: sping (™P*) Eres dala canbe eecksd Tom Elements of Abutment Direction Selectthediecion in which las Links ars tobe assigned. lomont List: Select abuimantclomens fo wn Baek sol springs are tobe assigned, + For beam elements tobe assignod wit springs, only Solis Rectangle (il) ana Box (EA) soetons are anpicabie. + fBeta Age fused forthe abutment beam element, the wit ofthe abuimentis catelated based onthe prjecton tong )-Tisisdentcaly appicapie tote Footng. ¥ select Nodes for Footings + Solectine nodes townie foundation soins ao to be assignod + Noges for toangs shouts be ona saight ne + Hivenedes ona staightiine ae notcontrucusselectonly he contnucus nade at east tuo nodes) atteaight ie Sales nodes nce + When Soli elements ae used the nodes fo fatingssheulcibe located along he centering ofthe abuimentcting wicth AS ‘show in the Foute below the Bue nodes should be selected Nate sabe 29 tecsweire the ‘ein nh. (eon) Geometry Data ‘Abutment Hoiane CH) Aasment Width (8) Deck Length (L} Deck length along the longituialciracton ‘Soi Parameter ‘Void Rato (ato of void o back sl Specie Gravity (Gs): The censty ofbacit sol ngenera 265, “Cycle tactr eye): Ts tates asessac at aout 2 based onthe test consted by [Cosgrove ata (2008) And ne Inorporetos te reduction void rato brought abou cling, Decks expanded and conracted ue 1 teigeraure variations, Imegratea outmertis also detomea ingemer This a ator vaesin tre empreal rma wniehaeeaUN Tore sae are inne eyeles Thermal Extension Ditorental Dock Tomp. Temoeratute increment or eek ‘a Thermal excansioncoeticient of deck {Strip Footing Spring Data Found. Wt (W) The with offoundaton Found, Bearing Pressure (p). Foundation Bearing pressure Ro. Spring Di: Rotatona’arecon of te toundaton, fine longitudinal ctectoncttne foundation is, elect Fy.‘+ Computation of Stitfwess of Compression.only Springs for Abutment Backf a Actual resonse Lateral stress La ohn response 5 ° 3 Lateral displacement suttness per Unit Area According fo Broms (1971), tre lateral stese-eplacement relationship for abutment backfl of ntegral Bide is determined as shown in the igute above. The sifness per unitaea fs calculated 2s follows: fee Gyete ttf Ae [E] smelt)! te matron Om Paling (Hu 9 atSenays(t2) puillte) Whee, Pg: Atvtghens peste (NDIDV Ind) yg: Unt whe il Geant acento (6.805 ne i) Mem eftetne sess ofall,» Cento wae (107m) 3 Armen eb fy Ste Anes cre i: Abametbtt 4G: Spascemni std 1: Yadeis Dating ry ane staan ape oe AT XE, “r) a socing sures ‘Tho nal sping ress is datrmined by multpying be suyess per unit area bythe area. Ky=kExA‘Computation of SurTness of Linear Elastic Springs fr Foundation ‘rtness per Unit Area 40H Foot = Tg Fore = 1 250g \* 0.0001 Were, yp = Peon 600- fe Pe) (4) (coro Whee, 7: Foundation wit P's Mean effective ses of founda ‘Spring surtness ‘The thal sing sttnoss is cotermined by muliayng he stmess per untarea by Pe aoa Kt = bert ®4 pore Phare Brot hot = Pile Spring Assign tne sorings forthe sais adjacent topes Lateral sorings forthe sls adjacent piles ate modelec2s symmetric rnoninearelastc springs (and verical springs or‘he soils acacentto ples are modeled as inear elaste scvings (#¥E" ‘The sess of springs f automatically calulated and enteres into Print Soring Suppor, The enteres data can be hackes for Pains Goring upsets Tab Pile Spring Data Select the Frame elemento which the pile springs have tbe assigned. ‘Soil Type. Soil Types are classifed ino Sard Sof Cray SUCray. Depending upon he selected Sol Type, ‘siffess calculation method wil be dfereck Methods ofcaiculatng sping sUness are explaive at re foto (Ground Level 2 coordinate of ground Pile Diametr(D) ‘Unit Weight of Soty) Earn Pressure Coetatrestiko}CosFclentot ear pressure at reat Cooft of supgrade Roaction(Kkn:Wocuius ot sungrace easton Intorna Fiction Anglo (0). Anglo ofinaralfton oto Inial Soi Modulus). Corstan determined according othe relative densi, Determines the sess cfnoclineat ‘lac atra springs orn sole adjacent ples. Ree o Cornputaion of Points Land m shown below.Note ‘The elements to whieh te pil springs ae asegrac should nave ther cea as algned inthe same direction “The Stiffness of Noninear Elastic (Lateral) Springs forthe Soils adjacent fo Pies ‘The rlatonship betveen the lateral sollesstance anc the lateral dapiacement Yt _apecite dap xis oproseniod ae shown Inte let Agu ‘The valise of Pk Pm, Pu, Yk, Ym and Yu ae dened ata speete deo (a, wero ple springs are). ‘The metrod of calculating Puvares wit Sol Types. The values of Pk, Pm Vk Yon and Vi are calculated using Pu'asesplained below ‘The calculation methods cided inka two maj cases -Sand and Clay DiferentJ values ate used for Som Clay and SUF Clay. especie, ‘Calculation of Pun case of Sand Soi “The value of xtaenotes ne deo wen te folowing tro Pu values are equal, Make he righterme oftwo equations (Shiai earange te equation intanms af and sowe tie cuactabe equator bx ex, Sway a= wagner ese] atta B nC A= #eos 24 (04 xta prma) 65a ( 108 9-1) cgay en 9 2" an (B-8) oy Bolte f(s 98 -tan0) caeK_D We, Ultimate si esistance po nit length $° Aagle intern ion oE and A: Erp ajusmen factor a giz A: Depth below oe face p assore D. Pile dametr Tit weit oF et Kg: Coefficient of earth pressure at rest Ry. Active eath pressure coe cent tan ®45"~ 9/2)Ccaleton of Pu incase of chy SoM Rutty ese eo] ow Keep em ee Td der ah Nope eee 0. Soh 0280u it ‘Tadnined enon wD Ib tatow il afte 1 Ueitwwight sit eDhdi fat Woe, 4.0) tng ttm tee 20-2) Ve (-2)) ‘+ Constant varying with reuive density ee ore ery Matin i anes ana spo sumess ‘Tetra spara somes 1s deteranecby munpiyng te stmess per unt area alee ave by Ne aea. RaRxA Byakyxd ~The Stns of Linear laste (Verte Springs for to Sis aehacetoPibs Fase Fam = XE npr ang | Facuy Eg = Dede sing xy xX xiang ae, Ds Be dancer ys Coefceat of eah peso eae 1 Untweigth feo. Depth below sal eefce (6 TetecelEetion angle ‘Tneaveeton ote near late veea springs re sols acocet ples should te serpenaculara tne ‘Bound (G0S “Zarecton, Even ough be bles ate at rareeralculat ete grou, he arecon Node {eal i) rte nodes or Pes should cone ah he Gos z-etonFunction ‘Creale or ervove elastic links. Two nades are convecied by an elas Ink and is sfhess is dete by the user. call ‘From the Main Menu seleet Boundary Link> Elastic Link. Input 2) Cock sl to he nghtof Etstc Link Display the Elasde Link Table *¥ Boundary Group Name ‘Selet a Boundary Group in which he specifed boundary conditon is included, Select Detaut' Group assignment 1 the igntto promt the "Define Boundary Grows" dialog box add, maior delete Is unnecessary. Click Boundary Group. ¥ options ‘AadRoplace-Entororropace elas inks Delete Delete prevusly entered elas inks Elastic Link Data Link Type: Asson an elastic ink ype, ‘Gonoral Type: Genera east tink aon igh Type Rigi nk eernent > revision or cw 2010 Note Incase of Rigid Type, the element siness is aulomatcallycalulated based on the working model. The applod stmess often can bo cneekod Inte tex ouput He (out) aor arming analysis ‘Tens -ony:Tension-ony east ink ‘Comp-oniy: Compresscn-ony elastic ink Note ‘hon an eesti ssagnc 2 tse-en or zrerssoot-ny, ny emer al sinnsce canbe ete, Tne ees Ink cosrvestheReraton motos cere Gat Dats era senso and comoressonmy> revision of Cv 2010 Mult. inaae Wishing alas ink ‘sx. sumess ine elomante aca x-stozton ‘Sby Stimess ne slementa aca y-oteston ‘SDr:stifress in he elements local 2-drecton ‘fee Rotational stfnass abouttne laments local caus |SRy: Rotational sifiness about the elements local y-anis ‘SRz:Rolatonalsthess about the elements local z-asis ‘snear spring Location [Save he lneaions of shear sorngs used in last ink leren's Distance Rati From End ‘Spec te locatons otto snear springs relatve to te length ofthe east Ink elements staring rom Proce, Beta Angle: Angle cefning the elastic linkcnentaton + Ba Nodes Emer tne noge numer or the 2 nodes 08 euastcaly inte, + Copy Elastic Link Detne simutanenvsiy a number o east inks by copying te cona ons assignes to an east nk Node ne. ‘Creal 3 number feast ink elements using a rode increment Number of Times: Number ofeopies Node Mctoment Increment node numeere bistanco (Create @ numoer of east ink elemen's using he ostances between nodes [Axis Assign an a0 drectonforeopyng he elas nc Distances: Ene the number of repettons andlor cstances for copying the east inkFunction ‘Constain cerain degrees-ct-Feedom of Slave Nodes ta Maser Node Fa cegree-otheadom of paricula slave nodes constrained to a maser nods by his command, Rigi Link” {elatonsnic is osal shed forte relevant cogree-otteedom Al he abies (nodal load or nodal mace) Including the stress componentotine sve noca ae sonyai nto an uyaiant camponentotthe maser rnooe, Call From ‘ne Main Nenu sleet Boundary > Unk Rig Link. ‘Select Geometry > Boundaries > Rigi Link inthe Menu tab ofthe Tree Menu. Input > Click ste the right Rigid Link: Display the Rigid Link Table ¥ Boundary Group Name ‘Select a Boundary Groupin which he species boundary cnditon i incuded, Seleet-Detault'#FGrour _assignmentis unnecessary. Cick = tthe righto prompt the "Detne Boundary row" daiog boxto add, ‘modi of delete Boundary Grouse. ¥ Options ‘AadiReplace: Assign selected nodes as slave nodes or moa rgd ink conctons Delete: Deets rigid ink conctons of selected nodes ~ “Emastor Node Number Enlera mast node umber, Tye in ecto masts node number on Me keyDoat of lek he ont fla and te ‘elevantnode, Note thatthe slave noses ars assigned by Select°F DOF of Rigi Link Assign the degrees-otreedom tbe slavests te master noce DX Displacement degree-cfteedom in GOS Xtireton DY. Displacement dogroo-ofteedom in GOS ¥-dcton Dz: pispiacomont degtee-otTeecom in GCS Zaecton RK Rotatonal cegree-otteecom apout GCS X-%13 RY Rotatonal degree-ottescom abeutGCs Vacs RZ. Rotatonal degree-othedom abou GCS Zais Toil Typos “Tre tolowng buts simpy tn inawual cata entes cesencod above Beet 0 Boay Connseton pereict_| iia Plane Connecton in GOS X- plane thn | niois Fane Comecton in 608 ¥Zpane REE paga ane Conectonin gos x2 pie ¥ Copy Rigi Lik Cony the igi ink conditions defined in DOF ofthe Rigid Link and simultaneously assign the dential conlons ‘peeked nodes. ‘axis: Assign Me als areston ‘0.98 copied Distances: Assign ne cory distances Note Neds rut oa at te teton owen he ig Li wb coplcor maser anaes race, aaa De eevision of ci 2075 v1.1) (04. thtne horizontal and verti ink fs changed to incline dink assembly. the vertea| reactions change. Why ?General Link Properties Funetion ‘Ad, rosy o: dele the properties of general nk erent, General Link eens are used for modeng damping deuoes, base islators compresson or tnsion-only ements piste ringes sollsprings, et. Genera Link ben's can be assgned neat arc noes properties Modeb Properties Section, TSE ESS EEE ‘Moceb-Boundares-Gereral ink Properties Toga Bondar es SereraT LMR TaPSaE RTE Loadsssgn Floor Loads, Ente ae Hoch Sree Tee Ente the tne haar Toads 1) Generate ane nistory load fx verti (ary fads Define Time History Load Case Define Time Forcing Futon (ermal yp) Toads Tie Fito Ana Dale= “Time History Load Cases, “ime Forcing Funston “Timo Varying tt Load Ener Tine Vaning Sia Loa ‘Ground Aeseteaton, 2) Generate ms history led or stem acs Define Tine History Load Case Define Tine Forcing Fureins Earhauate record) + Eri the ground aeseertion 1 Ener Egenvaloe as Canto (EVES) Frais Eaervale Salas COL, 1 aan TSDC ROBY TE Check eras oss Tests Tan Fist Resuis> = Displacement elocty J Acceleration Dispettecet Fores diagrams Forze Diogram (Soam’Truss/Gonaral Link + Sresses ‘Shess(SearvTiuss), Time nstry graphs of general inks “Time history graph Story Det Reaute»Reaut Tables Stoy>Story Dri (Time History braiss)call ‘From the Main Menu select Boundary > Link > General Link Properties Input To enter or a new properice of general ink elements cle the #1 ution 1 To modty he properties of generallnk eres akeady dered, sete name fom hes of General Link Froperies, ciekthe MBH” | buten and change appropite cata cnr. 1 Toasty ne properties of general nk eemensskeady dered set mere flo eB of General Lk ropes. ckcktne 2%" | pon and chan aperooit date en. ieee Define General Lik Properties dialog box ¥ Nome Enter the name for whith the properie of enarallinkslamente wilbe dang, ¥ Application Type ‘Seestine ype of general nk element The pes apple to anaysts re ergy lssiten int Element T= ‘ane Force Type Element type’ The Element Type gensralink element dec rests ne noninear Dehavor othe ‘Serer by feneving the elem fess macy Te process sa, Force type: The Fores Type ganefal nk element oes not renew tne element sess math. And rater, ‘Rretects the raipear behavior teal by comeing the mererfotce eats onthe bass the ‘oninear properties nto an extemal force ¥ Property Typ spec Inkelemertis elects for sn Apition Type. The Element Type generalint tment proves 2 ‘ypes, Suing, Litet Gash! ang Sotng ang teat Dashpot The Force Toe getetal nk element DOVES Sjpes Vstcelaste Demper and Hysterete System used te represent camping devices Leae Rubber [Bearing nestor and Prosen Pendulum Syston lvntor used fe presont Sass olaos,comprecaon only (Gp semert and ensen-nly ot serene Note ‘Amara the Element Type General Lik Elements, Spring Type (8 degrees of freedom ~ Dr, Dy, O=, Rx RY ‘8 Fz) canbe fetertea in Pishover arte Aso iNear ara elsteanayses care perormes fe near bt hae poperies at eaortohe Geral Unk Cone nla ire propria can = ‘defines n Mocel= Property > Ines ince Poverty ¥ Description Enter abr deserisn for the ropertos ¥ Set wight Enter the ttl weight of he naninar ink sloent, The enterad sof weight aul) dies and deirbutes {2 beth ande ofa smart and coward no Sate Leed or lsc¥ Use Mass: ‘The user may spenly adaonal mass forthe general nk sere Note ‘Seas of Goer Lint hobo erortin Taal Wight ue Saif igh, Erstd Taal Aight wil be spd the ‘rsclan senna fom Lands Gn! Wg Sonata anans anew be coved toned tassee frye sys Inston, Ousx en USe Mass ad fou. Toll Macs Louse sous tace separ Hom ti rod Wasses coe ‘ron ota Wegre Hovever t'bo ot Const ie snerec tom bege>seure tyes comarsen ot artis 08g Ino Masses, nde masses conver ra Tota Weg ana Taal Mass wl ret be eesed ne nays + Linear Properties ‘Spex whether or nt the inival springs of he & degrees of freedom ofthe generalink element exist and tier he coresponing efeciv sitthess Sttfness and Damping are entered forthe Element Type, and Effeine Stiffness and Efestive Damping ae entered for he Force Type generalink erin. ‘The sitiness or eectve siness ofa generalnk eement is used for near state and g/namiy analyses. t ‘modal superpostion ane ciretntegrstion methods are used na near ine hisovy analyses the effeciie emping spate onl when “Greup Damping” iscolected forthe eructure The Element Type goneral ink ‘lementin 3 noniter Une history snajss eects te hill elemertstfess baseu on the entered sifiess [Andit toate to insleotc hinge propertoa, the stffass ie renewed in the ana. ‘noninear ‘hay o:cur inte process of repettve arayses, ard as such an eprops value should be ontarec fs common praciee o spent the nial sess of damping 3rd ‘solotr devres Fx, Ry, Rz: Rotational deformation degrees offreedom about the x y 82 a1es ef he Element D Revision of Civil 2013 Coupled: Enter 6x6 coupld mater inosrstfacse and camping ¥ Nonlinear Spring Propetties (Check nthe box to speetynoninear sping propertes forthe 6 sorngs of the noninear ink element by Entering the parameters defining the rennear properties ALthis point, those springs that can be defined with nonnewr properties ae inted the degrees ef reedom, ‘unin areacy nave Lent Spang Progerves. rats, the imtaton pple fe cegrees of fesdom for hich the DOF eheck boxes of Linear Spring Proper are aready checked in (DOF: Cneok n me tox spedty whemer o fot he nontnear properies ofthe corresporang degrees ot ‘reason ac Nonlinear Properties: Checlng in the box prampls the disog box. Eres the parameters defiring the Droperties of te eorrespenaing nonnear sprnes. Shear Spring Location (Checkin the box to epee the loeatona ofthe shear opcings. ‘The locetons are denned by the ratOs cf reatve astences trom the Sarng node N1 tothe total engin. Dy ‘and Dz representihe shear sprngsin the ECS y and z- axes resect Ifthe loeaons cf the sheor springs are specifies, the ond moments der duc tothe shea: forces (Dflerence Inmomenis = shear fercex meriber engin). Converse) fe beatlns of te sear spings are unspesied, the end moments are alvays equal wthout being afested bythe shear forces1 Entry of parameters pertaining to nonlinear propertis of individual srings Enter me parameters cetnng ne noninearptopertes of nacua springs or €ypes of renner nk eters + Vacoslantic Damper Yop ¥ Hook ¥ hysteretic sistem ¥ Lead eunnes easing isolator Friction Pendulum System leolator(Function ‘Greate or let osnoral ink elements, ach inking Ro nodes. Call om the Main Menu select Boundary > Link > General Link Input ‘otek =! w me rrgntotconerai Link to display General Link Tale. Boundary Group Name Selecta boundary group lo which the enlered boundary consiton wil be assigned Select Default ithe Group selecon's unnecessary Te creaienew of modi predefined Boundary Groups Cick tothe ightto promptthe "Dato Eoundaty Gus" dialog bow Options ‘Aadmeplace:Selectio ads new or eplace previously entered genera in elements inigually linking wo nodes Delete: Selects delete prevousiy entered general nk elements indwidually inking Wo nodes. - General unk Data (GonoralLink Proporty. Assign to property of gansta nk element. Namo. Asign a name of General Link Frovarty catek fo me nantio oromot tre Ganaral Link Btopsit clog box to creat or moat General Link Poverty “Typo: The "ype of selected “Sonora Lins Propamy i claves Inelastic Hinge Property Namo. Tio Name ofsoleiod inelaste Hinge Property Is cplayes FRoforonce Cooramato systom. Dotne a ezorinat¢ysiom in which to placement lieetons of goneral ink ‘elements can be dened n +0 space, Element Pacementarecton determined on me nass of elementeoorsnate system, ‘out etnoa Beta Angle: Entera Beta Angle forte generallin element (select, 99, 180), Ref. Point Entra reference pointin 3-0 space, Ref. Vetor-Entera crestonal vectorin 3-0 space.Input motnoa ‘Angle: Direston s determines by onertatonangiesin each arecton in 2D spaze (select 0, 45.80, 180), _sPoints:Decton is cetermine by 3 ports mn 30 space, Vector Diracton determines by 2 vators (V1, V2) n 0 space 2 Nodes Enterthe wo nodes defing he locaton ofa general ink element, ¥ Copy General Link [Anumber of genera ink elements may be siuitansousl created in Genera Link Dats by copying tre specie condition. Node inc, Using the increment of nace surbers may simuitaneovsiy reste anumter f general ink siemens Number of Times: Number of pens Node Increment: Nace sunber increment Distance Using ne scacings ctnodes may smultanecusiy create a number ot general nk ements ‘xis As of cory arecton Distances: Cory cstancesFunction ‘linea Garaal Lik te bo apie to Boundary Change Assignment to Load Casee/Aralyess, which ia faction appling ferent Boundary Group Combinations for ferent load cases of analyses. “The funtion is used apps each General Link fo diferent Analisis Centon vith eny ene mode. and apie! tad case types o amass pes inthe Arayse > Bunda Ghange Assume ig [cad CaseAalses Except for General Link, boundary conditions canbe activated or inactivated by lad aseslanalyses inthe Bounery Change Assinar to Load Casea/¥ahyaes Farhi teason, Canara ink Propry change should be fined nth Changs Goneal Lik Properiss ard the changes can be applied in the Bounay Changes Assumes {olssd Cases/Ansvass This cannot be aplcabe in constuction slape analysis ‘The appleation of his ureon can be ehscked inthe Modal View by ehecking Change General Link of Disa > Bunda Call From the Man Men select Boundary > Link > Change General Link Properties Input “Boundary Group Name Selec Boundary Croup to wich the entered Boundary Change willbe assigned Options ‘AdaRepace: Enter orrepace Genel Links Dette: Otte revolted General inks 2 Modes: Select the two nade dfn the cain of a Gar Link Element ‘Gane! Link Number: Ener Gant! Link Numb which hs ben pevouly gett Gone Link ropty Name: Sel:t 2 Gane Link Propet fob applied after hangs ‘ype: Genera Link Propety Type selected above wil be played