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== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Section |Section ]] ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- Section |Section ]] ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- ElementType |ElementType ]] ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- ElementType |ElementType ]] ==
== ElementType ==
BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default element types for Columns, Beams and Braces.
This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded element types and save them under a new name.
In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the element types available.
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultElementTypes.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: [[BuildingTcl -- addElementType]].
Here is an example of the input:
[[Image:BuildingTclViewerInputDefaultElementTypeExample.JPG|link=BuildingTclViewer Input Menu]]
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- AnalysisModel |AnalysisModel ]] ==
== [[BuildingTclViewer Input Menu -- AnalysisModel |AnalysisModel ]] ==
== AnalysisModel ==
== AnalysisModel ==

Revision as of 06:52, 29 December 2009

Input Management -- create or edit

The user can either create new or edit a library of the following BuildingTcl objects:

  • Material
  • Section
  • ElementType
  • AnalysisModel
  • Load
  • LoadCombination
  • Model

These BuildingTcl objects have been presented in the BuildingTcl Command Language Manual


Common Characteristics

Material

Material

Section

ElementType

AnalysisModel

AnalysisModel

BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default AnalysisModels. This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded AnalysisModela and save them under a new name.

In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the AnalysisModels available.

For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: BuildingTcl -- addAnalysisModel.


Here is an example of the input:

Load

Load

BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default Loads. It is recommended that the user modify these pre-loaded AnalysisModela and save them under a new name. The library of loads is not complete with the default Loads alone, though, since no default can be created for a file-input ground motion.

In the current release, there are no graphical displays of the Loads available.

For more information, the user should consult the BuildingTcl Manual: BuildingTcl -- addLoad.


Here is an example of the input:

Special Case: GMfilename Selection

For the cases of Uniform ground motion, the user is required to specify the filename(s) and the folder location of the filename(s). In BuildingTclViewer, the user selects the location of the input file manually, via windows widget. Once the file is selected, the program automatically uses the folder of the selected file as the GMdirectory. For multi-directional input, ALL ground motion files MUST be located in the same directory.

LoadCombination

A LoadCombination is the final step in defining the loading and analysis. It uses previously-defined Loads and previously-defined AnalysisModels.

Model

There are three ModelTypes available in BuildingTcl:

Define elevation geometry (bay widths and story heights)
Define frame elements (Columns, Beams, etc)
Define gravity Loads
Define support boundary conditions
Define floor plan bay widths in two directions
Label plan lines
Select one Plan model which controls the bay widths
Assign different elevations on the plan model



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