I can implement a cylindrical spring which is simple linear by using the command ''uniaxialMaterial Elastic 1 $ks'', where $ks is the single specified stiffness of the linear spring. I need to implement a conical spring which will be multilinear with a different set of $ks1, $ks2, $ks3, etc at different force-deformation. ALSO, I want to avoid the use of if/else statements.
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How to implement a conical spring instead of cylindrical one in OpenSees?
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How to implement a conical spring instead of cylindrical one in OpenSees?
Last edited by Shubhang on Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: How to implement a conical spring instead of cylindrical one in OpenSees?
You can try use a hysteretic material to define the force-deformation of your spring: https://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/inde ... c_Material
Re: How to implement a conical spring instead of cylindrical one in OpenSees?
Thankyou sir.selimgunay wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:23 pm You can try use a hysteretic material to define the force-deformation of your spring: https://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/inde ... c_Material