Hi all!
I want to ask someone about my "problem". I defined an element recorder and I experienced, that Opensees doesnt records the zeroLength element internal forces. Why? I use it to define the elastic support and I want to use the results for modal Pushover analysis.
zeroLenght element recorder is EMPTY
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Re: zeroLenght element recorder is EMPTY
Are you sure that the analysis did not encounter any problems?
I'm not sure how you defined your record element but here's what I used in the past and it worked for me.
recorder Element -file filename.out -time -ele element_number "localForce"
I asked for local force but you can also ask for "deformation".
"localForce" will give you the force in each direction of your zeroLength element. I believe OpenSees is case sensitive so make sure you have the capital F in Force.
Hope it helps.
I'm not sure how you defined your record element but here's what I used in the past and it worked for me.
recorder Element -file filename.out -time -ele element_number "localForce"
I asked for local force but you can also ask for "deformation".
"localForce" will give you the force in each direction of your zeroLength element. I believe OpenSees is case sensitive so make sure you have the capital F in Force.
Hope it helps.