beamWithHinges issue

lvy · Post by **lvy** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:21 am

In command manual, the command as follow,

element beamWithHinges $eleTag $iNode $jNode $secTagI $HingeLengthI $secTagJ $HingeLengthJ $E $A $Iz $Iy $G $J $transfTag <-mass $massDens> <-iter $maxIters $tol>

If I just need one hinge in one element, how to settle?

berktaftali · Post by **berktaftali** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:09 am

Set the other hinge length to be zero ...

silvia · Post by **silvia** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:45 am

and if that gives you numerical problems (dunno the formulation), just assign it an elastic section corresponding to the elastic area.