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How
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do
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I
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envelope
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results
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to
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find
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the
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maximum
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forces
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from
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a
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series
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of
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load
...
cases?
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Extended
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Question:
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I
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am
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running
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sevel
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time
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histories
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for
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a
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large
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and
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complicated
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bridge
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structure.
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I
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would
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like
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to
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obtain
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the
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maximum
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forces
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which
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occur
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in
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each
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member.
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How
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should
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I
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post-process
...
results
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to
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report
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maximum
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forces
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and
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the
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corresponding
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time
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step
...
and
...
load
...
case?
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ANSWER:
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The
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most
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efficient
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approach
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may
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be
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to
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use
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the
...
software
...
...
.
...
For
...
example,
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the
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FrameForce
...
API
...
function,
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documented
...
in
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the
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CSi
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OAPI
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Documentation.chm
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file,
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enables
...
you
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to
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extract
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results
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for
...
a
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desired
...
...
...
and
...
step
...
type.
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To
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report
...
the
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governing
...
force
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for
...
each
...
member,
...
create
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several
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nested
...
loops
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which
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post-process
...
results
...
for
...
each
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force
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type,
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member,
...
load
...
case,
...
and
...
time
...
step.
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A
...
similar
...
approach
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may
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be
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applied
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to
...
tabular
...
results
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using
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an
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alternate
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programming
...
platform.
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