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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

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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

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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

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and

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load

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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

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software OAPI. For example,

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the

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FrameForce

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API

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function,

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documented

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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

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you

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to

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extract

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results

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for

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a

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desired

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load

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case

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and

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step

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type.

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To

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report

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the

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governing

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force

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for

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each

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member,

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create

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several

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nested

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loops

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which

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post-process

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results

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for

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each

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force

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type,

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member,

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load

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case,

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and

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time

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step.

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A

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similar

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approach

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may

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be

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applied

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to

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tabular

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results

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using

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an

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alternate

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programming

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platform.

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