BuildingTcl -- addSection: SectionModelLabel ColumnHinge

Commands

addSectionData SectionLabel $SectionLabel

addSectionData SectionModelLabel ColumnHinge

<addSectionData SectionDescription $SectionDescription >

<addSectionData ShearModelLabel $ShearModelLabel>

<addSectionData BendingModelLabel $BendingModelLabel>

<addSectionData WeightDensity $WeightDensity>;

addSection

Arguments

$SectionLabel

Unique Section Label for reference

$SectionDescription

Text. Optional, default = blank {}

$ShearModelLabel

Previously-defined material defining ShearForce vs. Shear Deformation for this section. Optional, default = Rigid

$BendingModelLabel

Previously-defined material defining BendingMoment vs. Rotation for this section. Optional, default = Rigid

$WeightDensity

Linear Weight Density of section. Used to calculated element weight: ElementWeight=$WeightDensity*ElementLength. Optional, default = 0.

NOT IMPLEMENTED IN CURRENT VERSION

Notes

This section is used to model hinges at the ends of columns. The hinges may have shear and/or bending flexibility. These flexibilities are assigned to both directions in the plane of the section. This section will be expanded to represent isolators....

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

OpenSees Object

This SectionModel is based on the OpenSees Section Aggregator

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BuildingTcl -- addSection

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