Aboat zeroLengthSection

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jack4823119
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Aboat zeroLengthSection

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Dear silvia:
I am again
I use a zeroLengthSection element of Elastic-No Tension Material between filler wall elements and NonLinear Beam-Column Elements. Does it matter a lot if I give a huge value to $E in the command:"uniaxialMaterial ENT $matTag $E" or a little one?
expecting your help!
Thanks a lot!
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it depends on whether it goes into compression....
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