Tension/Compression Only

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Tension/Compression Only

 

Create (or Modify) > Member Properties > Tension/Compression Only prompts you with the below dialog.

 

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It allows you to assign nonlinearity (linear, tension only or compression only) to the selected members.  The member stiffness will be ignored if a tension only member is subjected to compressive forces or if a compression only member is subjected to tensile forces. The presence of tension only or compression only members makes the model nonlinear and requires iterative solution for each load combination.