BuildingTcl -- addSection: SectionModelLabel Elastic

Commands

addSectionData SectionLabel $SectionLabel

addSectionData SectionModelLabel Elastic

addSectionData E $E

addSectionData Ag $Ag

addSectionData Iz $Iz

<addSectionData SectionDescription $SectionDescription >

<addSectionData Iy $Iy>

<addSectionData nu $nu>

<addSectionData J $J>

<addSectionData WeightDensity $WeightDensity>;

addSection

Arguments

$SectionLabel

Unique Section Label for reference

$E

Elastic Modulus

$Ag

Area

$Iz

Moment of Inertia about horizontal/bending axis

$SectionDescription

Text. Optional, default = blank {}

$Iy

Moment of Inertia about vertical/rotated axis. Optional, default = $Iz

$nu

Poisson's Ratio. Used to calulated G=($E/2/(1+$nu). Optional, default = 0.2

$J

Torsional Moment of Inertia. Optional, default = 1.e8

$WeightDensity

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

NOT IMPLEMENTED IN CURRENT VERSION

Notes

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 Elastic Section

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BuildingTcl -- addSection

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