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TR.37.6.10 Steady State Examples

Example 1: Steady Ground Motion

BEGIN STEADY GROUND
STEADY GROUND FREQ 22.4 DAMP .033 ABS
GROUND MOTION X ACC .11 PHASE 0.0
GROUND MOTION Y ACC .21 PHASE 10.0
GROUND MOTION Z ACC .15 PHASE 20.0
PRINT HARMONIC DISP ALL
END

Example 2: Harmonic Ground Motion

BEGIN HARMONIC GROUND
FREQ FLO 3.5 FHI 33 NPTS 5 MODAL FLIST 4 5 10 -
17 21 30
HARMONIC GROUND DAMP .033 REL
GROUND MOTION X ACC .11 PHASE 0.0
AMPLIT A 0.10 B .21 C 0.03
GROUND MOTION Y DIS .21 PHASE 10.0
AMPLITUDE
3 5 5 4 10 6 -
35 3
GROUND MOTION Z ACC .15 PHASE 20.0
AMPLIT A 0.10 B .21 C 0.03
PRINT HARMONIC DISP ALL
END

Example 3: Steady Forcing Frequency

BEGIN STEADY FORCE
STEADY FORCE FREQ 11.2 DAMP .033
JOINT LOAD PHASE X 0.0 PHASE Y 10.0 PHASE Z 15.0
UNIT KIP
10 5 TO 7 BY 2 88 FX 10.0 FY 5.0
UNIT POUND
10 5 TO 7 BY 2 -
88 FX 10.0 FY 5.0
COPY LOAD
1 1.5 2 0.8 -
3 1.0
PRINT HARMONIC DISP ALL
END

Example 4: Harmonic Forcing Frequency with Directional Amplitudes

BEGIN HARMONIC FORCE
FREQ FLO 3.5 FHI 33 NPTS 5 MODAL FLIST 4 5 10 -
17 21 30
HARMONIC FORCE DAMP .033
JOINT LOAD PHASE X 0.0 PHASE Y 10.0 PHASE Z 15.0
UNIT KIP
10 5 TO 7 BY 2 88 FX 10.0 FY 5.0
UNIT POUND
10 5 TO 7 BY 2 -
88 FX 10.0 FY 5.0
COPY LOAD
1 1.5 2 0.8 -
3 1.0
AMPLIT X A 0.10 B .21
AMPLITUDE Y
3 5 5 4 10 6 -
35 3
AMPLIT Z A 0.10 C 0.03
PRINT HARMONIC DISP ALL
END

Example 5: Harmonic Forcing Frequency with Same Amplitudes

BEGIN HARMONIC FORCE
FREQ FLO 3.5 FHI 33 NPTS 5 MODAL FLIST 4 5 10 -
17 21 30
HARMONIC FORCE DAMP .033
JOINT LOAD PHASE X 0.0 PHASE Y 10.0 PHASE Z 15.0
UNIT KIP
10 5 TO 7 BY 2 88 FX 10.0 FY 5.0
UNIT POUND
10 5 TO 7 BY 2 -
88 FX 10.0 FY 5.0
COPY LOAD
1 1.5 2 0.8 -
3 1.0
AMPLIT ALL A 0.10 B .21
PRINT HARMONIC DISP ALL
END