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ZeusNL User Manual
2 TUTORIALS
This chapter will walk the user through the first analysis types of ZeusNL. ZeusNL
was designed with both ease-of-use and flexibility in mind. The goal is to run
analyses (even dynamic time-history analysis) in just a few minutes. It is actually
much easier to use ZeusNL than it is to describe. Once the user has become
familiar with a few important concepts, the entire process is quite intuitive.
Although the whole process will last no longer than a few minutes, the model that is
created has many features and can efficiently and accurately simulate real
structures. For many people, this is all the functionality they will ever need by
ZeusNL. Section 3 goes into further detail about all of the powerful features of
ZeusNL and more ways to increase productivity.
2.1. Tutorial 1 – Dynamic Analysis
It is assumed hereinafter that the user is trying to model a 3D, four-story RC
structure and run dynamic time-history analysis for a specified record. It is also
assumed that the structure is regular, has two bays and consists of two parallel
frames. The bay lengths are 5m, the story heights are 3m and the distance between
the two frames is 4m.
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