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[sumitanand]

Hi, I have performed a pushover analysis of a simple 2d frame with forcebased beamcolumn elements using 5 integration points and a RC fibre section.

I want to be able to plot the bending moment diagram for the entire frame at selected pseudo time intervals throughout the pushover.

What is the best recorders i can use to achieve this output? I can only think of:

recorder Element -file pushoveranalysiscase_BeamColumn_Elementsectionresponse_SecForc_Sec1.out -time -ele 1 2 3 section 1 2 3 4 5 force

Is there a better way?

Regards

[vesna]

If you do not have load applied on your elements it is enough to record forces only at element ends:
recorder Element -file pushoveranalysiscase_BeamColumn_Elementsectionresponse_SecForc_Sec1.out -time -ele 1 2 3 force

Otherwise, use your recorder.