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| ''' pattern UniformExcitation $patternTag $dir -accel $tsTag <-vel0 $ver0>'''
| ''' pattern UniformExcitation $patternTag $dir -accel $tsTag <-vel0 $vel0> <-fact $cFactor>'''
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| '''$tsTag''' || tag of the TimeSeries series defining the acceleration history.
| '''$tsTag''' || tag of the TimeSeries series defining the acceleration history.
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| '''vel0''' || optional, the initial velocity, default=0.0.
| '''$vel0''' || the initial velocity (optional, default=0.0)
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| '''$cFactor''' || constant factor (optional, default=1.0)
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Revision as of 07:14, 12 May 2015




The UniformExcitation pattern allows the user to apply a uniform excitation to a model acting in a certain direction. The command is as follows:

pattern UniformExcitation $patternTag $dir -accel $tsTag <-vel0 $vel0> <-fact $cFactor>

$patternTag unique tag among load patterns
$dir direction in which ground motion acts
1 - corresponds to global X axis
2 - corresponds to global Y axis
3 - corresponds to global Z axis
$tsTag tag of the TimeSeries series defining the acceleration history.
$vel0 the initial velocity (optional, default=0.0)
$cFactor constant factor (optional, default=1.0)

NOTES:

  1. The responses obtained from the nodes for this type of excitation are RELATIVE values, and not the absolute values obtained from a multi-support case.


Code Developed by: fmk