BuildingTcl -- addElementType: ElementModelLabel elasticBeamColumn
Commands
- addElementTypeData ElementTypeLabel $ElementTypeLabel
- addElementTypeData ElementModelLabel elasticBeamColumn
- <addElementTypeData ElementTypeDescription $ElementTypeDescription >
- <addElementTypeData TransformationType $TransformationType>
- <addElementTypeData Ag $Ag>
- <addElementTypeData G $G>
- <addElementTypeData J $J>
- 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
- $Ag
- Cross-Sectional Area, used for Axial Stiffness. Optional, default = 1.e9
- $G
- Shear Modulus, used for Shear & Torsional Stiffness. Optional, default = 1.e6
- $J
- Torsional Modulus, used for Torsional Stiffnes. Optional, default = 1.e9
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.
Options
OpenSees Object
This ElementModel is based on the OpenSees Elastic Beam Column Element
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