point hinge

[lvy]

Does anyone know How to simulate the point hinge in OpenSees? In the SAP2000, we can input rigid-plastic moment-rotation relation without hinge length.

Thanks in advance!

[silvia]

look-up zero-length elements in the manual:

http://opensees.berkeley.edu/OpenSees/m ... sermanual/


title page
Introduction
OpenSees
Model-Building Objects
model Command
node Command
mass Command
constraints objects
uniaxialMaterial Command
nDMaterial Command
section Command
element Command
Truss Element
Corotational Truss Element
Elastic Beam Column Element
NonLinear Beam-Column Elements
Zero-Length Elements
Zero-Length Element
Zero-Length ND Element
Zero-Length Section Element