3-DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR STATIC/DYNAMIC

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS COMPUTER PROGRAM

CANNY

DATA-INPUT MANUAL





















KANGNING LI
J anuary 2009





ABOUT THE MANUALS


The following manuals are prepared to help using the CANNY program:

Users' Manual
Data-Input Manual
Window-Interface Manual

The manuals are prepared in English, and will be in Chinese and J apanese as well.
Licensed users please contact with the program author t check for the completion of
Chinese/J apanese version manuals.





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information given in the manuals. Making copies of the manuals or using the
information in any publications without the author's agreement is illegal and violates
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1. TEXT-FORMAT DATA FILE STRUCTURE

1.1 Keyword Notations 1-1
1.2 Data File Structure 1-2
1.3 Title and unit system 1-4

Chapter 2 COORDINATE SYSTEM

2.1 Introduction 2-1
2.2 Input Data to Define Local Coordinate System 2-1

Chapter 3 STRUCTURE AND ELEMENT DATA

3.1 Frame Location 3-1
3.2 Floor Data 3-2
3.3 Node Data 3-4
3.3.1 Node location in frame-floor numbering system
3.3.2 Node location in sequential numbering system
3.3.3 Node displacement degrees of freedom
3.3.4 Node weight
3.3.5 Supernode
3.4 Structural Member Data 3-17
3.4.1 General items
3.4.2 Beam element
3.4.3 Column element
3.4.4 Wall element
3.4.5 Shear element
3.4.6 Link element
3.4.7 Cable element
3.4.8 Spring element
3.4.9 Isolation element
3.4.10 Damping element
3.4.11 J oint-panel element

Chapter 4 MATERIAL PROPERTIES

4.1 Material ID 4-1
4.2 Data of Concrete Material Stress-Strain Relations 4-2
4.3 Data of Concrete Material Stress-Strain Relations 4-5
4.4 Area data 4-6

Chapter 5 MEMBER SECTION DATA

5.1 General options 5-2
5.2 Section name and options 5-5

5.3 Section coordinate system 5-8
5.4 Area data 5-9
5.5 Additional reinforcing bar data . . 5-18
5.6 Hoop bar data . 5-21

Chapter 6 HD DATA

6.1 HD/HN and Data Format 6-1
6.2 HD for Uniaxial Hysteresis Model 6-4
6.2.1 Common parameters
6.2.2 Strength and stiffness factors for general nonlinear models
6.2.3 Positive and negative directions of HD parameters
6.2.4 Hysteresis rule parameters
6.2.5 Input data for specific models
6.3 HD for Reference by Section Data 6-10
6.4 HD for Multi-Shear Spring Model 6-12
6.4.1 Sub-shear spring in uniaxial hysteresis model
6.4.2 Sub-shear springs in strain-dependent hysteresis model

Chapter 7 ANALYSIS CONTROL DATA

7.1 General Control Data 7-1
7.2 Master Displacement for Analysis Control 7-5
7.3 Equilibrium Iteration Control 7-6
7.4 Element Equilibrium Control 7-7
7.5 Termination Control 7-8
7.6 Control Data for External Loading Static Analysis 7-9
7.7 Control Data for Automatic Loading Static Analysis 7-10
7.8 Control Data for Static Pushover Analysis 7-12
7.9 Control Data for Static Analysis of Fixed Load 7-14
7.10 Control Data for Dynamic Analysis 7-16
7.11 Damping Data for Dynamic Analysis 7-19
7.12 Binary-Format Output Control 7-24
7.13 Examples of Analysis Control Data 7-26

Chapter 8 LOAD/EXCITATION INPUT DATA FILE

8.1 Data File for Ground Motion Input 8-1
8.2 Data File for Multi-Point Loads/Displacements 8-2
8.3 Load in Displacement for LD input 8-4
8.4 RD, RA and RV Input 8-4
8.5 Unit System of the Data File 8-5
8.6 Loading Points Data of External Load Input 8-6

Chapter 9 STATIC LOAD DATA

9.1 Description of Load Type 9-1
9.1.1 Distribution/point load on line element
9.1.2 Element initial deformation and element force

9.1.3 Load and prescribed displacement at structural node
9.1.4 Load and prescribed displacement at supernode
9.1.5 Floor area distributed load
9.2 Load Data Input format 9-20
9.2.1 Load case and load data items
9.2.2 Load data format
9.3 Construction Load Effect 9-24
9.4 Initial Element Force 9-25
9.5 Load Distribution Factor 9-29

Chapter 10 SAMPLE DATA FILE

10.1 Sample of Frame-Floor Numbering System 10-1
10.2 Examples of Preparing Data for MS Model 10-3
10.3 Samples of Fixed Load Static Analysis 10-7
10.4 Automatic Loading Static Analysis 10-13
10.5 Dynamic Response Analysis 10-19