Edit Line Hinge dialog showing a nonlinear ux force-displacement diagram with spring stiffness values for timber shear wall modeling.
Edit Line Hinge dialog showing a nonlinear ux force-displacement diagram with spring stiffness values for timber shear wall modeling.
2026-08-31
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  • RFEM 6

Nonlinear Line Hinge Diagram Definition for Timber Shear Wall Modeling

Edit Line Hinge dialog showing a nonlinear ux force-displacement diagram with spring stiffness values for timber shear wall modeling.

The Edit Line Hinge dialog displays the nonlinear diagram definition for the ux displacement component of line hinge No. 5. The input table lists displacement values ux in inches, forces n in lbf/in, and the resulting spring stiffness Cux in lbf/in². This nonlinear hinge represents the connection behavior between the timber shear wall studs and the sheathing.
  • Line hinge
  • Nonlinear diagram
  • Timber shear wall
  • Spring stiffness
  • Force-displacement
  • Yielding
Used in
  • 2021 SDPWS Wood Shear Wall Nonlinear Fastener Slip in RFEM 6
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