BuildingTcl -- addSection: SectionModelLabel AISCWideFlangeFiber

Commands

addSectionData SectionLabel $SectionLabel

addSectionData SectionModelLabel AISCWideFlangeFiber

addSectionData MaterialLabel $MaterialLabel

<addSectionData WeightDensity $WeightDensity>;

addSection

Arguments

$SectionLabel

Unique Section Label for reference

The user can just specify the WideFlangeSize directly in the SectionLabel .

The user can assign metadata to the section in the SectionLabel while keeping the WideFlangeSize by using an underscore (_) to separate the metadata. E.g.

addSectionData SectionLabel W44X290_mine

$MaterialLabel: Previously-Defined MateriaLabel
$SectionDescription: Text. Optional, default = blank {}
$WideFlangeSize: Standard AISC Wide-Flange size. Optional, default = $SectionLabel; The user can just specify the WideFlangeSize directly in the SectionLabel .; BuildingTcl -- AISC WideFlangeSizes Available
$nfdw: Number of web fibers along section depth. Optional, default = 8
$nftw: Number of flange fibers along flange width. Optional, default = 4
$nfbf: Number of web fibers along web thickness. Optional, default = 8
$nftf: Number of flange fibers along flange thickness. Optional, default = 4
$nu: Poisson's Ratio. Used to calulated G=($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.

Options

OpenSees Object

This SectionModel is based on the OpenSees Fiber Section

BuildingTcl -- addSection

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