Applying lateral loads on walls

[yingying]

Dear STKO Team:

I modeled a masonry wall using the BBarbrick element. A cyclic load was applied to the top of the wall using the method in your course "Shell and Solid Models with Embedded Rebars", i.e. using rigid links and zeroLengthContactASDimplex element, but I get incorrect load-displacement curves. Can you help to see what is the cause of this, also how should the boundary conditions be set correctly for cyclic loads applied to a loading beam on a shear wall. The boundary conditions in the test approximate an in-plane cantilever wall. Also, I'm a little confused as to why in the course "Shell and Solid Models with Embedded Rebars" the cyclic loads are applied to a point on the steel loaded plate instead of a face. Could you help me find the answer here? Attached is the model. Thanks a lot and best wishes.

[kesavapraba]

Hi, we have discussed the answer for the same for query in the link below.

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2725&p=8032#p8032

[yingying]

Dear Prabakaran Kesavan:

Yes, we have discussed this answer in another topic and thank you very much for your reply.

With best wishes,
yingying

[kesavapraba]

You are welcome