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  • A link may also be created manually by drawing the beam and column objects such that their ends are slightly offset, not sharing a common joint. A link property should then be defined to represent the connection stiffness, and the offset joints should be connected using Draw > Draw 2 Joint Link.


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Related Incidents:

  • Incident 31813: Modeling beam to column connection

Related Emails:

  • Email "Modeling beam to column connection": (ok → nmh, 1/28/2011, ID 6881452)

TO DO:

3 incomplete , rewrite per email from Bob 3-31-14

This could be improved. If the connection is linear, one can use end releases with partial fixity stiffness. If nonlinear, then the frame hinge (1) or link element (3) could be used.
Item (2) is for panel-zone flexibility, which is a different mechanism. Items (1) and (3) are for the flexibility within a member at or near where it connects to the joint. Item (2) is
for flexibility in the joint itself, and is represented by rotational flexibility between the column and beam. Set a task for you or Ondrej to re-write.