internal section of elastic elements

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Paolo
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internal section of elastic elements

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(Thanks Silvia for your answer about distributed loads, it was right!)


Hi all!
How can I know the value of force quantity in internal section of elastic elements (element elasticBeamColumn...)?
Thank you.
silvia
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I think you have to interpolate youself, as it does not have sections associated with it, it is linear-elastic.
that's why I recommend using a nonlinear bc element with an elastic section.
Silvia Mazzoni, PhD
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