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Benchmark
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problems
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from
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the
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AISC
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2010
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Specification
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for
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Structural
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Buildings
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(commentary,
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page
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16.1-276)
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have
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been
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reproduced
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in
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ETABS.
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The
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intention
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of
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AISC
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benchmark
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problems
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is
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to
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indicate
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whether
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or
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not
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an
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analysis
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software
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is
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capable
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of
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performing
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rigorous
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second
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order
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analyses
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which
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include
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P-Δ
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and
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P-δ
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effect.
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ETABS captures both sources of nonlinear geometry with great accuracy, well within the 3% and 5% limitation of AISC. This capability is validated in the benchmark-problem results, shown below, in which a column is divided into segments and subjected to compression.
See Also
Attachments
- Case 1 ETABS model (zipped EBD file)
- Case 2 ETABS model (zipped EBD file)