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<p>Created page with &#039;{{Sensitivity_Command_Manual}} : The most general command is the following, which computes the response sensitivity at each time/load step, after the response has converged. {|...&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Sensitivity_Command_Manual}}<br /> <br /> : The most general command is the following, which computes the response sensitivity at each time/load step, after the response has converged.<br /> <br /> {| <br /> | style=&quot;background:yellow; color:black; width:800px&quot; | '''sensitivityAlgorithm -computeAtEachStep '''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> : In those cases in which the sensitivity computation does not need to be performed at each step (e.g., for linear elastic systems : subjected to static pushover analysis), the sensitivity computation may be performed only at the time/load steps required by<br /> : user:<br /> <br /> {| <br /> | style=&quot;background:yellow; color:black; width:800px&quot; | '''sensitivityAlgorithm -computeByCommand '''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ----<br /> : However, before using the ‘-computeByCommand’ option, it is the user’s responsibility to make sure that the response sensitivities computation is not needed at each time/load step. For example, in case of incremental nonlinear FE analysis or dynamic analysis, using the ‘-computeByCommand’ option will produce wrong sensitivity results.</div>

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