{"id":32827,"date":"2026-04-27T12:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/building-analysis\/how-to-check-singularity-or-large-deformation-warnings-during-building-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:51","slug":"how-to-check-singularity-or-large-deformation-warnings-during-building-analysis","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/how-to-check-singularity-or-large-deformation-warnings-during-building-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Check Singularity Or Large Deformation Warnings During Building Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n It\u2019s very important to know how to check the validity of the model especially if there are errors or warning messages appearing during building analysis.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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\n The warning are also record in the "Analysis Model Echo" report accessible by going to "Drawings & Reports" ribbon > "Report" dropdown menu. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Matrix singularity warning means the joint stated is unstable or mechanism has developed which may lead to large deformation (i.e. deformation larger than 1m). Hence these two warnings are likely to be related. 
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  1. Floating members, example : 
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    1. beam just hanging in the air without proper support
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    2. hanging transfer columns without a proper transfer beam supporting it
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      1. Too many hinges applied to members, example : 
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        1. Columns that are hinged at both ends with no incoming beams (column will collapse when lateral load is considered)
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        2. Fixed end of cantilever beam hinged (will collapse)
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        3. Free end cantilever beam hinged (not required)
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          \n We do not recommend hinging concrete column as its fixity is important for lateral load transfer and stability of the structure generally, even under gravity loading. Further, column is constructed monolithically with other concrete members and its actual behavior is unlikely to be a true hinge.  As such, exercise extreme care when deciding to hinge a concrete column at any end (never both ends at the same time). <\/span>\n <\/div>\n

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          \n The general procedure to check for these instabilities are outline below :  <\/span><\/span>
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          1. If you receive singularity or large deformation warning during building analysis, print it out (click Print).   
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          2. Allow the analysis to run to completion
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          3. Click on Analytical Model<\/a> icon in "Analysis" top ribbon Post Analysis to check the actual analytical model and the results graphically. <\/span><\/li>\n


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          4. Use the \u201c<\/span>Find<\/span><\/b>\u201d icon to find the node\/joint  (example shown below)  <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. You can use the \u201c<\/span>Filter<\/span><\/b>\u201d command to filter to the floor concern to have a less cluttered view
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            2. You can also switch on \u201c<\/span>Label<\/span><\/b>\u201d = member label in the Elements Tab to identify the actual member label<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. It is very meaningful to look at the deflection of the model by clicking \u201c<\/span>Displacement<\/span><\/b>\u201d in the <\/span>Results<\/span><\/i><\/b> tab<\/span>
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                1. If there large deformation, the default scale may not show clearly the actual deflection<\/span>
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                2. Click <\/span>Increase or Reduce Scale<\/span><\/b> to improve visualization<\/span>
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                3. Alternatively, in the<\/span> View Settings<\/span><\/b>, expand the \u201c<\/span>Displacement<\/span><\/b>\u201d folder and manually override the scale by unchecking \u201c<\/span>Auto Scale<\/span><\/b>\u201d and then manually key in the \u201c<\/span>Scale\u201d<\/span><\/b>
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                  1. To show the actual displaced value, click \u201c<\/span>R<\/span><\/b>\u201d = Resultant or the components \u201c<\/span>x<\/span><\/b>\u201d, \u201c<\/span>y<\/span><\/b>\u201d or \u201c<\/span>z<\/span><\/b>\u201d<\/span>
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                  2. Click <\/span>Animatio<\/span><\/b>n <\/b>to animate the deflection to better visualise how the structure deforms.<\/span>
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                  3. If the displacement is too big or unexpected, then it\u2019s not meaningful to look at the forces as the model is unstable or wrongly set up.  <\/span>
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                  4. After verify the displacement, then it\u2019s meaningful to inspect the forces by activating \u201c<\/span>Diagrams<\/span><\/b>\u201d in the Results tab.  <\/span>
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                    \n After identifying the cause of instability or large deformation, go back model to rectify the members as required.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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                    \n Users can refer to the tutorial video <\/span>for detailed guidance to deal with singularity or large deformation warnings : <\/span>How to Detect Modeling Errors with Sparse Solver? | ProtaStructure<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n

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