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The two primary means for including P-Delta
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effect
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in
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analysis
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include:
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- For
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- each
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- ,
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- create
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- a
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- nonlinear
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- analysis
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- which
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- includes
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- the
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- P-Delta
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- geometric-nonlinearity
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- parameter.
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- For the gravity loads anticipated, create an Initial P-Delta
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- Analysis
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- which
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- includes
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- the
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- P-Delta
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- geometric-nonlinearity
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- parameter,
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- then
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- consider
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- all
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- other
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- analyses
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- as
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- linear
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- while
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- using
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- the
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- stiffness
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- matrix
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- developed
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- for
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- this
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- one
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- set
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- of
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- P-Delta
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- loads.
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See Also
CSI Watch & Learn video series, SAP2000 Tutorial 5, P-Delta Analysis