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STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
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5.28 Master/Slave Specification
Purpose
This set of commands may be used to model specialized linkages
(displacement tying, rigid links) through the specification of
MASTER and SLAVE joints. Please read the notes for
restrictions.
General format:
*
⎧XY ⎫
⎪YZ ⎪
SLAVE ⎨ZX ⎬ MASTER j JOINT joint-spec
⎪RIGID ⎪
⎪FX ⎪
⎪FY ⎪
⎪FZ ⎪
⎪MX ⎪
⎪MY ⎪
⎩MZ ⎭
⎧joint-list ⎫
⎪ ⎪
joint-spec =
⎨* ⎧XRANGE ⎫ ⎬
⎪ ⎪YRANGE ⎪ f , f ⎪
1 2
⎩ ⎩
ZRANGE
⎭
⎭
Description
The master/slave option provided in STAAD allows the user to
model specialized linkages (displacement tying, rigid links) in the
system. For example, SLAVE FY … connects the two joints such
that the Y displacement at the slave will be the sum of Y