GTSTRUDL GTSTRUDL Buckling and Nonlinear Analysis Examples Dr. Kenneth M.(Mac) Will GTSUG 2011 June 2011 Delray Beach, Florida

GTSTRUDL Examples Linear Buckling Analysis of Girder Pushover Analysis of Girder with Nonlinear Geometry Effects Flat Plate with Nonlinear Geometry Effects Vibration of Flat Plate with Initial Stress Loading

GTSTRUDL Linear Buckling Analysis of Girder Concentrated Loads at 1/3 points

GTSTRUDL Linear Buckling Analysis Command after Static Analysis

GTSTRUDL Results of Linear Buckling Analysis

GTSTRUDL Buckled Mode Shape – Mode 1

GTSTRUDL Buckled Mode Shape – Mode 2

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis with Geometric Nonlinear Effects Perturbation Loading

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Nonlinear Effects and Active Solver Commands Nonlinear Effects Geometry Members Existing Active Solver GTSES

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Dialog

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Output

GTSTRUDL Plot Pushover Analysis Results Dialog

GTSTRUDL Pushover Results Plot

GTSTRUDL Deformed Shape After Pushover

GTSTRUDL Simply Supported Plate with Nonlinear Geometry SS Concrete Slab 6 inches thick 100 psf load

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Commands

GTSTRUDL Pushover Results – Contour of Displacements

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Results – Middle Surface Principal Stress Note that stress is non-zero on middle surface

GTSTRUDL Pushover Analysis Plot

GTSTRUDL Dynamic Analysis of Plate Frequencies with Plate Unstressed Frequencies with Initial Stress Loading

GTSTRUDL Dynamic Analysis Commands with Initial Stress Loading