Maximum Value of Individual Loops

Hello,

I have a txt file of 8 columns of data. I can manipulate this data to produce my stress-strain behavior which is multiple loops. My question is how do I get the maximum value of each loop? I can get the maximum value of the last loop because it is simply the two largest values in my data. The problem I am finding is that each loop gets successively larger.

I have attached my data file and my .m file. Please help!

Answer 1

[Mischa Kim]

Jeffrey, you can simply use

 max(Gamma)    % row vector of max vals

to get the maximum value of each column of Gc.

[Jeffrey]

I wish it was that easy! Each column is a time history of constant loading and unloading. Each column will have multiple loops with multiple maximum values.