hysteretic material parameter

[khoramimajid]

Hi;
could you please tell me about hysteretic material parameter? i would like to write this material for vertical link in eccentrically braced frame . i have shear force-deformation and moment-rotation relationships but i don't know about $pinchX $pinchY $damage1 $damage2 <$beta>

[Horr]

Hi,

go to http://opensees.berkeley.edu/OpenSees/m ... sermanual/
open "Model-Building Objects", then "uniaxialMaterial Command", "Hysteretic Material", and finally "Effects of Hysteretic-Material Parameters"

Best Regards