1Example49TitleAnalysisofastructurewithnonlinearelementsDescriptionAnalyzeastructurewhichiscomprisedoftwoframesconnectedtoeachotherbyspecialdisplacementconditions.StructuralgeometryandanalysismodelVerificationExample2ModelAnalysisType2-DstaticanalysisUnitSystemm,kNDimensionLength15mHeight10mElementBeamelement,hookelementandgapelementMaterialModulusofelasticityE=2.0594×108kN/m2Poisson’sratioν=0.3WeightDensityρ=76.98kN/m3SectionPropertyI-Section250×255×14/14mmBoundaryConditionNodes1,3,5and7:ConstrainallDOFs.(Fixedsupports)Connectivitiesoftwoframes:Compression-onlyelement(Hook)andtension-onlyelement(Gap)with0.02mspaceareusedseparately.LoadCaseConcentratedloadsareappliedtothenode2intheXdirection.LoadCase1;P1=100kNLoadCase2;P2=-100kNExample493ResultsDeformedshapeofthestructure(LoadCase1)ComparisonofResultsUnit:kN,mResultTheoreticalMIDAS/GenXdisplacementatthenode40.058266550.05826646LoadCase1Axialforceofthegapelement-39.536-38.790Xdisplacementatthenode4-0.05826655-0.05826646LoadCase2Axialforceofthehookelement39.53638.790
