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This command is used to construct a ModelasticBeam2d element object. The arguments for the construction of an elastic beam-column element with stiffness modifiers is applicable for 2-D problems. This element should be used for modelling of a structural element with an equivalent combination of one elastic element with stiffness-proportional damping, and two springs at its two ends with no stiffness proportional damping to represent a prismatic section. The modelling technique is based on a number of analytical studies discussed in Zareian and Medina (2010) and Zareian and Krawinkler (2009) and is utilized in order to solve problems related to numerical damping in dynamic analysis of frame structures with concentrated plasticity springs.

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| style="background:yellow; color:black; width:800px" | ''' element ModelasticBeam2d $eleTag $iNode $jNode $A $E $Iz $K11 $K33 $K44 $transfTag '''
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|  style="width:150px" | '''$eleTag''' || unique element object tag
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|'''$iNode $jNode''' ||end nodes
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|'''$A''' || cross-sectional area of element
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| '''$E''' || Young's Modulus
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| '''$Iz''' || second moment of area about the local z-axis
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| '''$K11''' || stiffness modifier for translation
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| '''$K33''' || stiffness modifier for translation
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| '''$K44''' || stiffness modifier for rotation
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| '''$transfTag''' || identifier for previously-defined coordinate-transformation (CrdTransf) object
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Element Formation:

For structural elements with time invariant moment gradient, a two-dimensional, prismatic beam element with six degrees of freedom is to be replaced with a two-dimensional, prismatic beam element composed of semi-rigid rotational springs at the ends and an elastic beam element in the middle. The rotational stiffness at the end of the original beam element is  K0 = 6EIz/L (where E is the modulus of elasticity, Iz the moment of inertia, and L the length of the beam), and the ratio of the rotational spring stiffness, KS, to the elastic beam stiffness, Ke, of the modified beam element is defined as n = KS/Ke. This implies that:
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|1. The elastic element in between the two springs should have an elastic moment of inertia equal to Iz,mod = (n+1)/n * Iz
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|2. The "n" times stiff rotational springs should have an elastic stiffness of Ks=nEIz,mod/L
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|3. The elastic element should have an elastic stiffness coefficient K11 = K33 = 6*(1+n)/(2+3*n)
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|4. the elastic element should have an elastic stiffness coefficient K44 = (1+2*n)*K11/(1+n)
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|Note: For n = 1 rigid spring, the stiffness coefficients of the elastic springs are as follows: K11=K33 = 4.0 and K44 = 2.0
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EXAMPLE:

element ModelasticBeam2d 1   2   4   5.5   100.0   1e6   4.0   4.0   2.0   1; # elastic element tag 1 between nodes 2 and 4 with area 5.5, E 100 and IZ 1e6 with K11=K33=4.0, K44=2.0 which uses transformation 1

'''References''':
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|  style="width:5px" | '''[1]''' || Zareian, F. and Medina, R. A. (2010). “A practical method for proper modeling of structural damping in inelastic plane structural systems,” Computers & Structures, Vol. 88, 1-2, pp. 45-53.
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|  '''[2] ''' || Zareian, F. and Krawinkler, H. (2009). "Simplified performance-based earthquake engineering" Technical Report 169, The John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. [electronic version:  https://blume.stanford.edu/tech_reports]
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Code Developed by: <span style="color:blue"> by Dr. Dimitrios G. Lignos (McGill University) </span>