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2.4.5. Load Module ........................................................................................................... 40
2.4.6. Mesh Module .......................................................................................................... 41
2.5. Analysis: Job Module ..................................................................................................... 46
Chapter 3: Analysis of Steel Rectangular Plate with Circular Hole ......................................... 65
3.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 65
3.2. Problem Description ....................................................................................................... 65
3.3. Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 66
3.4. Modeling ........................................................................................................................ 66
3.4.2. Property Module ..................................................................................................... 72
3.4.3. Mesh Module .......................................................................................................... 77
3.4.4. Assembly Module ................................................................................................... 82
3.4.5. Step Module ............................................................................................................ 83
3.4.6. Load/Boundary Condition Module ......................................................................... 86
3.5. Analysis: Job Module ..................................................................................................... 93
3.5.1. Create an analysis job:"Job-1" ................................................................................ 93
3.5.2. Monitor solution in progress ................................................................................... 96
3.6. Visualization Module ..................................................................................................... 96
3.6.1. View the results of the analysis .............................................................................. 96
3.6.2. Visualization/Results Module ................................................................................. 97
Chapter 4: Evaluate the Capacity of the Steel Beam-Column Connection through Pushover
Analysis 105
4.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 105
