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Case

  • Staged construction load case must be set up by using "Define > Load Cases > Add New Load Case" menu command. Select load case type "Static" and analysis type "Nonlinear Staged Construction".
  • Be sure to specify nonzero durations in stage definition.
  • Check the "Time Dependent Material Properties" option on the "Nonlinear Parameters" form.

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Specify Time Dependent Properties

On the "Time Dependent Material Properties for Concrete", you would also need to specify for which material properties the time dependence should be considered:

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See Also

  • Analysis Reference Manual (Nonlinear Static Analysis > Staged Construction, page 396) for additional information regarding staged construction analysis