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*Generalized displacements* are user-defined displacement measures which are useful for output data and monitoring [nonlinear-static|kb:Nonlinear] analysis. Translational or rotational displacements from one or more [joints|kb:Joint] are scaled and summed to generate generalized-displacement values. For example, story drift may be defined as DRIFTX and measured as the difference in UX displacement between vertically- aligned points on adjacent floors. Average values may also be obtained by scaling x displacements by 1/x. Additional information is presented in the {new-tab-link:http://www.csiberkeley.com/}CSI{new-tab-link} [_Analysis Reference Manual_|doc:CSI Analysis Reference Manual] (Generalized Displacements, page 45).

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