beamwithhinges element recorder

[UMUT AKIN]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to find out the moment curvature results of a beam element after a cyclic analysis but the results file is a bit confusing. More clearly, when I set the recorder as
"recorder Element -file ele3Rotat.txt -ele 3 plasticRotation",
it works and gives a file with 3 columns of data whereas when I try to precisely find out the plastic hinge rotations and set the recorder as
"recorder Element -file ele3Rotat.txt -ele 3 section 6 plasticRotation",
the resultant file is empty. the same is true for also sections 1,2.3.4 and 5.

Moreover, "recorder Element -file ele3Global.txt -ele 3 section 6 force" command works and gives the results correctly despite the section is also defined.

Thanks in advance.

[vesna]

You can record force at the section but plastic rotation is not related to section but to plastic hinge region so you can not record it at the sectional level.

[UMUT AKIN]

Thank you vesna, i understand...