Elastic Section

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This command allows the user to construct an ElasticSection. The inclusion of shear deformations is optional.

section Elastic $secTag $E $A $Iz <$G $alpha>
section Elastic $secTag $E $A $Iz $Iy $G $J <$alpha>


$secTag unique section tag
$E Young's Modulus
$A cross-sectional area of section
$Iz second moment of area about the local z-axis
$Iy second moment of area about the local y-axis (required for 3D analysis)
$G Shear Modulus (optional for 2D analysis, required for 3D analysis)
$J torsional moment of inertia of section (required for 3D analysis)
$alpha shear shape factor (optional)

NOTES:

  • The elastic section can be used in the nonlinear beam column elements. Sometimes when building the model it is useful to do so to check the model being built.

Code Developed by: fmk