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Step 2: Assigning Hinge Properties (Pushover)
We will assign Default-PMM hinges to each end of the moment frame columns and the braced
frame columns. We will assign Default-M3 hinges to each end of the moment frame beams. We
will assign Default-P to the center of each brace.
1. Click in the window labeled 3-D View to make sure it is active. Note when the window is
active, its title bar will be highlighted.
2. From the Select menu choose Select, and then Groups…from the submenu. This will
display the Select Groups dialog box.
3. Highlight the group named FRCOLS by clicking on it.
4. Hold down the CTRL key and highlight the group named BRCOLS by clicking on it to add it
to the selection.
5. Click the OK button to select all of the elements in the FRCOLS and BRCOLS groups.
6. From the Assign menu choose Frame, and then Hinges (Pushover)… from the submenu.
This will display the Frame Hinges (Pushover) dialog box.
7. In this dialog box:
• Select Default-PMM in
the Hinge Property
drop-down box.
• Type 0 in the Relative
Distance edit box.
Note: Relative
distance is
measured from the
I-end of the beam,
and is based on the
clear length
between rigid end
offsets. A “0”
relative distance
indicates the hinge
is at the I-end of the beam. A “1” relative distance indicates the hinge is at the j-
end of the beam. Hinges may be located anywhere along the length of the beam.
• Click the Add button to add a PMM hinge at the I-end (relative distance equals 0) end of
the beam.
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