• Define & apply lateral load
• Similar to Example 7, vector operations are used to determine load distributions

Dynamic Uniform Sine-Wave Ground Motion

• Sine-wave acceleration input
• Same acceleration input at all nodes restrained in specified direction

• Ex8.genericFrame3D.analyze.Dynamic.sine.Uniform.tcl

• LibAnalysisDynamicParameters.tcl

Dynamic Uniform Earthquake Ground Motion (typical)

• Earthquake (from file) acceleration input
• Same acceleration input at all nodes restrained in specified direction

• Ex8.genericFrame3D.analyze.Dynamic.EQ.Uniform.tcl

• LibAnalysisDynamicParameters.tcl
• ReadSMDfile.tcl
• H-E12140.AT2

Dynamic Multiple-Support Sine-Wave Ground Motion

• Sine-wave displacement input
• Different displacements are specified at particular nodes in specified directions (all nodes in this example)

• Ex8.genericFrame3D.analyze.Dynamic.sine.multipleSupport.tcl

• LibAnalysisDynamicParameters.tcl

Dynamic Multiple-Support Earthquake Ground Motion

• Earthquake (from file) displacement input
• Different displacements are specified at particular nodes in specified directions

• Ex8.genericFrame3D.analyze.Dynamic.EQ.multipleSupport.tcl

• LibAnalysisDynamicParameters.tcl
• ReadSMDfile.tcl
• H-E12140.DT2

Bidirectional Dynamic Uniform Earthquake Ground Motion

• Earthquake (from file) acceleration input
• Different inputs are specified for two directions
• Same acceleration input at all nodes restrained in specified directions

• Ex8.genericFrame3D.analyze.Dynamic.EQ.bidirect.tcl

• LibAnalysisDynamicParameters.tcl
• ReadSMDfile.tcl
• H-E12140.AT2
• H-E01140.AT2