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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Specifying the Type of Analysis</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="gsprelim_9447"></a><p class="para_topic">The type of analysis to be performed is specified in the Executive Control Section of the input file using the SOL (SOLution) statement.  In this problem, we choose Solution 101, which is the linear static analysis solution sequence.  The statement required is:</p><a name="gsprelim_9448"></a><pre class="indent">
    SOL 101
  </pre><a name="gsprelim_9449"></a><p class="para_topic">We will also identify the job with an ID statement and set the CPU time limit with a TIME statement as follows:</p><a name="gsprelim_9450"></a><pre class="indent">
    ID  MPM,CH 12 EXAMPLE 
    TIME  100
  </pre><a name="gsprelim_9452"></a><p class="para_topic">The end of the Executive Control Section is indicated by the CEND delimiter.  Thus, the complete Executive Control Section is written as follows:</p><a name="gsprelim_9453"></a><pre class="indent">
    ID  MPM,CH 12 EXAMPLE 
    SOL  101 
    TIME 100 
    CEND
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               <div class="para_note"><a name="gsprelim_9461"></a><p class="para_note_body">Both the TIME and ID statements are optional. The default value of TIME, however, is too small for all but the most trivial problems.</p><a name="gsprelim_9462"></a><p class="para_note_body">The format of the ID entry (ID i1,i2) must be adheared to or a fatal error will result.</p>
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