Here's a tweet or two from Mick West, owner of metabunk, and Mike's favourite tech guy......
He is discussing just how outraged he is that these know nothing professors and PHDs have had the audacity to use a "static linear analysis". Mick states how ridiculous this is and dismisses the analysis on the basis of his judgement.
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Here's an extract from a published paper in this journal here. It's one of the top journals on the planet, and the paper is written by 3 of the world's best FEA experts
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/41130(369)323
Inside the paper talks about how to model column removal, like the analysis that Mick says was terrible for using a static linear analysis. They are even using the exact same program as one that Mick is talking about through this study, SAP2000.
Here's what it says re column removal and analysis.
"1.
Linear static analysis
In linear static analysis
column is removed from the location being considered and analysis is carried out for following vertical load which shall be applied downward on the structure. "
it goes on..........
"Steps to perform linear static analysis: Linear static analysis procedure involves the following steps
Step-1: Build a computer model;
Step-2:
Remove the column from the model.
Step-4: Apply static load combinations as per GSA guidelines
Step-5: Perform
static linear analysis,
a standard analysis procedure in SAP2000 Step-6: Find DCR for beams and Columns. "
So this is the opposite to what Mick West has pinned 100% of his attack up until now on. He has exposed himself as a charlatan, by publicly insisting that a universally accepted analysis technique is outragous, and getting it 100% wrong.
I almost felt sorry doing that to him. Not quite though Mike.
Mick West actually said (and doubled down on) that the test described in the program's own manual as "a standard analysis procedure in SAP2000" for column analysis, is "ridiculous".
So who is right. Every paper ever published on the topic, and every expert and every program......... Or Mick West.
Someone try to find me even one person (not even an engineer) who agrees with Mick Wst on this.