Gaps / Fuse Members

Gap and fuse members – this advanced option allows the member type to be set to gap, brittle fuse, or plastic fuse.Gap members are used to model slotted members or situations where one part of a structure bears on another after a certain relative displacement. Brittle fuse members are used to model members that fail in a non-ductile manner (e.g. rupture or buckling), while plastic fuse members are used to model elastoplastic members.

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