GSA Analysis Features
GSA 10 offers a wide range of structural analysis features
- Static and dynamic* analysis
- Linear and nonlinear* analysis
- Static analysis of vehicle loads*
- P-delta analysis*
- Eigenvalue (nonlinear buckling) analysis*
- Form-finding and lightweight structure analysis*
- 2D skeletal frame and grid analysis
- 3D skeletal frame and shell structural analysis
- Seismic response analysis*
- Harmonic analysis*
- Linear time history analysis*
- Explicit time history analysis*
- Footfall induced vibration analysis*
- Periodic load analysis*
- Raft analysis and piled-raft analysis*
- Nonlinear (tie and strut) elements
- Analysis in construction stages
- Two dimensional and axisymmetric analysis
- Large capacity
- Efficient and stable solution algorithms
- Analysis of applied load, applied displacements and settlements
- Wizards to guide users in setting up data and analyses
- Export and import of data to and from other analysis programs
(Program features marked are optional and may not be available on all installations.)*
Additional features include
- Sets of nodes may be constrained to act either identically in specified directions, or to act as a rigid body in specified planes.
- Loads may be applied on nodes, on elements or on surfaces representing floor or walls etc. In addition to forces and moment applied to the structure, load types include gravity, prestress, thermal and distortion loads.
- Restraints and constraints can apply to non-global and user defined axis directions as well to global axis directions
- Displacements and forces are calculated at automatically determined intermediate points along 1D elements.
- Beam sections may be selected from a steel section database, which includes British, European, US and Australian sections. Other options are to specify the dimensions of a general section (rectangular, circular, I-section, etc.) or to specify the properties required for analysis explicitly.