BuildingTcl -- addElementType: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:46, 7 January 2010

Commands

addElementTypeData ElementTypeLabel $ElementTypeLabel

addElementTypeData ElementModelLabel $ElementModelLabel

addElementTypeData $RequiredArgument1Label $RequiredArgument1Value

addElementTypeData $RequiredArgument2Label $RequiredArgument2Value

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addElementType

Different ElementModels have different input arguments:

Arguments

$ElementTypeLabel: Unique Analysis Label for reference

$ElementModelLabel: Specifies which ElementModel is being used.

$RequiredArgument1Label $RequiredArgument1Value ...: Labels and corresponding values for ElementModel-specific required argument.

$InputArgument1Label $InputArgument1Value …: Labels and corresponding values for ElementModel-specific Input Arguments (Optional)

Notes

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

Options

Default ElementTypes

BuildingTcl comes with a set of pre-loaded Default element types for Columns, Beams and Braces. This library of element types should be sufficient in defining a model.

The following ElementTypes are available:

DefaultColumn: ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn; Transformation Type=Linear; NIntegrationPoints=4
DefaultBeam: ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn; Transformation Type=Linear; NIntegrationPoints=4
DefaultBrace: ElementModellabel=truss
DefaultNBC: ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn; Transformation Type=Linear; NIntegrationPoints=4
DefaultNBCPDelta: ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn; Transformation Type=PDelta; NIntegrationPoints=4
DefaultBWH: ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges; Transformation Type=Linear; PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=HOver2
DefaultBWHPDelta: ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges; Transformation Type=PDelta; PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=HOver2
DefaultRCBWH: ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges; Transformation Type=Linear; PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=Priestley96
DefaultRCBWHPDelta: ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges; Transformation Type=PDelta; PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=Priestley96
DefaultBracePDelta: ElementModellabel=corotationalTruss

Examples

BuildingTcl -- addAnalysisModel

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 :*[[BuildingTcl -- addElementType: ElementModelLabel nonlinearBeamColumn]]
 :*[[BuildingTcl -- addElementType: ElementModelLabel beamWithHinges]]
+:*[[BuildingTcl -- addElementType: ElementModelLabel ColumnHinge]]
 ==Arguments ==
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 The following ElementTypes are available:
-*;DefaultColumn : ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn : Transformation Type=Linear : NIntegrationPoints=4
+;DefaultColumn
-*;DefaultBeam
+:ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn
-*;DefaultBrace
+:Transformation Type=Linear
-*;DefaultNBC
+:NIntegrationPoints=4
-*;DefaultNBCPDelta
+;DefaultBeam
-*;DefaultBWH
+:ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn
-*;DefaultBWHPDelta
+:Transformation Type=Linear
-*;DefaultRCBWH
+:NIntegrationPoints=4
-*;DefaultRCBWHPDelta
+;DefaultBrace
-*;DefaultBracePDelta
+:ElementModellabel=truss
+;DefaultNBC
+:ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn
+:Transformation Type=Linear
+:NIntegrationPoints=4
+;DefaultNBCPDelta
+:ElementModellabel=nonlinearBeamColumn
+:Transformation Type=PDelta
+:NIntegrationPoints=4
+;DefaultBWH
+:ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges
+:Transformation Type=Linear
+:PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=HOver2
+;DefaultBWHPDelta
+:ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges
+:Transformation Type=PDelta
+:PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=HOver2
+;DefaultRCBWH
+:ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges
+:Transformation Type=Linear
+:PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=Priestley96
+;DefaultRCBWHPDelta
+:ElementModellabel=beamWithHinges
+:Transformation Type=PDelta
+:PlasticHingeLengthModelLabel=Priestley96
+;DefaultBracePDelta
+:ElementModellabel=corotationalTruss
 == Examples ==