BuildingTcl -- addLoad: LoadTypeLabel LateralPushover

Commands

addLoadData LoadLabel $LoadLabel

addLoadData LoadTypeLabel LateralPushover

addLoadData DMax $DMax

<addLoadData LoadDescription $LoadDescription>

<addLoadData LateralDirection $LateralDirection>

<addLoadData CycleType $CycleType>

<addLoadData NCycles $NCycles>

<addLoadData ControlNodeFloor $ControlNodeFloor>

<addLoadData ScaleFactor $ScaleFactor>

<addLoadData LateralLoadDistribution $LateralLoadDistribution>

addLoad

Arguments

$LoadLabel 

Unique Load Label for reference

$LoadDescription 

Text. Optional, default = blank {}

$LateralDirection 

Lateral-displacement direction. Optional, default = X

Options

• X
• Y
• Z (3D only)
• rotX (3D only)
• rotY (3D only)
• rotZ

$CycleType

Pushover cycle type. Optional, default = Push

Options

Push (0 1)

Full (0 1 0 -1 0)

Half (0 1 0)

$NCycles

Number of cycles. Optional, default = 1

$ControlNodeFloor

Floor location fo displacement-control node. Optional, default = top

$ScaleFactor

Scale Factor. Optional, default = 1.0

$LateralLoadDistribution

Lateral-load distribution along height. Optional, default = Linear

Options

Linear

Notes

The addLoad command must be placed at the end of each Load-data definition, as it takes all data defined since the last addLoad command and define the Load.

Options

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BuildingTcl -- addLoad

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