Axial rigid fiber model

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JaCl
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Axial rigid fiber model

Post by JaCl »

Hi,

I have a question, but I am not sure whether it makes sense or not:

Is there a possibilty to make a fiber model of a column to have a certain value of bending stiffness but to make it axial rigid at the same time?
I need it for comparison with a more easy model, where I took an inelastic concentrated plasticity column with axial rigid behaviour.

Thanks for your comments,
JaCl
vesna
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Re: Axial rigid fiber model

Post by vesna »

Fiber section accounts for P-M interaction, and as such can not consider two actions independently. For what you want to do you need to use Uniaxial section.
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