BuildingTcl -- addElementType: ElementModelLabel nonlinearBeamColumn

Commands

addElementTypeData ElementTypeLabel $ElementTypeLabel

addElementTypeData ElementModelLabel nonlinearBeamColumn

<addElementTypeData ElementTypeDescription $ElementTypeDescription >

<addElementTypeData TransformationType $TransformationType>

<addElementTypeData NIntegrationPoints $NIntegrationPoints>

addElementType

Arguments

$ElementTypeLabel

Unique ElementType Label for reference

$ElementTypeDescription

Text. Optional, default = blank {}

$TransformationType

Geometric Transformation Type, based on OpenSees geometricTransf. Optional, default = Linear

Options

Linear -- Opensees Linear Transformation

PDelta -- Opensees PDelta Transformation

Corotational -- Opensees Corotational Transformation

$NIntegrationPoints

Number of Integration points along element. Optional, default = 4

Options

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Notes

The addElementType command must be placed at the end of each Element-data definition, as it takes all data defined since the last addElementType command and define the Element.

OpenSees Object

This ElementModel is based on the OpenSees Force-Based Beam-Column Element

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