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This ElementType can only be used with a section defined as: SectionModelLabel [[BuildingTcl -- addSection: SectionModelLabel ColumnHinge | ColumnHinge]]. | This ElementType can only be used with a section defined as: SectionModelLabel [[BuildingTcl -- addSection: SectionModelLabel ColumnHinge | ColumnHinge]]. | ||
It is recommended that the user just modify the pre-existing ElementType DefaultColumnHinge since this ElementType does not have that many arguments. | |||
Latest revision as of 18:03, 7 January 2010
Commands
- addElementTypeData ElementTypeLabel $ElementTypeLabel
- addElementTypeData ElementModelLabel ColumnHinge
- <addElementTypeData ElementTypeDescription $ElementTypeDescription >
- <addElementTypeData HingeLocation $HingeLocation>
- addElementType
Arguments
- $ElementTypeLabel
- Unique ElementType Label for reference
- $ElementTypeDescription
- Text. Optional, default = blank {}
- $HingeLocation
- Location of hinge at column ends. Optional, default = BothEnds
- Options
- BothEnds -- Top and Bot
- Top -- Top of column, below the joint
- Bot -- Bottom of column, above the joint
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.
This ElementType can only be placed where a column has been defined.
This ElementType can only be used with a section defined as: SectionModelLabel ColumnHinge.
It is recommended that the user just modify the pre-existing ElementType DefaultColumnHinge since this ElementType does not have that many arguments.
Options
OpenSees Object
This ElementModel is based on the OpenSees ZeroLengthSection Element
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