Does initial stress with the INISTATE command work with BEAM188?


Yes, the test below shows that the addition of initial stress from a loading returns the BEAM188 to its neutral position when applied with that loading.

fini
/clear
/sys,del file.ist

/prep7
et,1,188
mp,ex,1,1e7
mp,nuxy,1,.3

sectype,1,beam,rect
secdata,1.5,2.0,4

n,1
n,11,30
fill

e,1,2
*repe,10,1,1

d,1,all
f,11,fy,100
fini

/solu
outres,all,1
inistate,write,1
solve
inistate,list
fini

/post1
prdi
fini

/solu
inistate,read
solve
/post1
prdi





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