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thanks fmk!!!

HI

Using the recorder command,is it possible to save a number of step lower than the number of steps of the analysis?...for example, the number of steps of the analysis is 1000 but I want to save 100 steps, 1 every 10 steps....

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could you please explain me what does eps, kappaZ kappay gammaY gammaZ and Theta represent thanks <SectionOutput secType="SectionAggregator" secTag="1"> <ResponseType>eps</ResponseType> <ResponseType>kappaZ</ResponseType> <ResponseType>kappaY</ResponseType> <ResponseType>gammaY</...

I'm sorry but I didn't understand your reply,

could you explain yourself?

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Hi Aryan,

I'm sure that it works (because the kikuchi material works very well) but how do you take into account the axial behaviour of the bearing

hi jennifer, I'm actually using the MSS+truss element

Hi frank,

No I don't have the message if I use the regular material.

I'm sorry but I'm confused about your explanation... What do you suggest to check?

Thank you

any solutions?????

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I checked and I'm sure that the message ("in constructor of UniaxialMat") is not included in the .cpp code....I really don't know where it is located....

Hi Aryan, I worked a lot with this element (kikuchi bearing) and I found some problems... Actually I agree with you... the results obtained using the Kikuchi material are consistent while the results obtained using the Kichuki element are weird in particula for what concerns the axial behaviour...In...

Hi, Using Visual Studio 2008, I modified (in C++) the internal parameter of the Kikuchi-Aiken uniaxial material in order to get the behaviour of a specific rubber type. The compiled version of opensees works and the results make sense... The problem is that carrying out the analysis using the compil...

Hi fmk, I understand what you are saying, I know that this element is very new but at the same time It is very interesting... that's the reason why I studied all the papers by Kikuchi related to this element and the source code in cpp!!!! As I told you before, the KikichiElement works very good if u...

Can you please HELP ME!!!

Hi, I'm working with the kikuchi bearing element but I have a serious problem with it.... It works very well if used alone (I mean in a very simple configuration, like for example a single element with a mass on the top) while it has many problems when used into a more complex structure (for example...

hi all, I'm using the kikuchi bearing element in order to model the behaviour of elastomeric (HDR) bearings. As suggested by the opensees manual, I am using the Kikuchi Aiken uniaxial material for the shear springs. The model works but I can't understand the role of the reduction rate for stiffness ...