Bentley 2006 User Manual

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Section 5 
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d)  A revised SPRING TENSION / COMPRESSION 
command and its accompanying list of joints may be 
provided after a CHANGE command.  If entered, the new 
SPRING commands replace all prior SPRING commands. 
If not entered after a CHANGE, then the previous spring 
definitions are used. 
e)  The SPRING TENSION command should not be used if 
the following load cases are present : Response Spectrum 
load case, Time History Load case, Moving Load case.  If 
used, the SPRING TENSION /COMPRESSION will be 
ignored in all load cases. 
f)  If the SPRING TENSION/COMPRESSION command is 
used in a model with UBC, IBC or other such seismic load 
cases, each such load case must be followed by an 
ANALYSIS and CHANGE command.