Hi,
I'm running a simple structural model to understand the issue I'm facing in a bigger model with Master-slave specification in STAAD.
I defined a master node at elevation Y1 and slave nodes at elevation Y1 and Y2. After running the calculation the X displacements of the node at the elevation Y1 and Y2 are completely different even it is the same at the same elevation . Also, I'm not able to find out a possible relation within the X(Y1) and the X(Y2)
Could you please help to understand the result?
Following is the input file:
STAAD SPACESTART JOB INFORMATIONENGINEER DATE 25-May-23END JOB INFORMATIONINPUT WIDTH 79UNIT METER KNJOINT COORDINATES1 0 0 0; 2 1 0 0; 3 0 2 0; 4 1 2 0; 5 0 3 0; 6 1 3 0;MEMBER INCIDENCES1 1 3; 2 3 4; 3 4 2; 4 5 6; 5 3 5; 6 4 6;DEFINE MATERIAL STARTISOTROPIC STEELE 2.05e+08POISSON 0.3DENSITY 76.8195ALPHA 1.2e-05DAMP 0.03G 7.88462e+07TYPE STEELSTRENGTH RY 1.5 RT 1.2END DEFINE MATERIALMEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN1 TO 6 TABLE ST W14X873CONSTANTSMATERIAL STEEL ALLSUPPORTS1 2 FIXEDDEPENDENT FX CONTROL 3 JOINT 4 TO 6LOAD 1 LOADTYPE None TITLE LOAD CASE 1JOINT LOAD3 5 FX 200PERFORM ANALYSISFINISH
That is the deformation. Master node is n.3 slave node 4 to 6
As stated in the STAAD.Pro Help, the displacement of the dependent node in the specific direction will be equal to the displacement of the control node plus the rigid rotation:
Thank you, I have also already found this reply on my own before and now I'm trying to find a method to apply the same horizzontal displacement to nodes at different elevation. May you suggest a way to overcome this software limitation? Regards
Sorry, I am not aware of such method.
thanks in anycase