CroSec_Beam Class

Cross sections for line like elements that have axial- and bending stiffness.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  KarambaCommon.UtilitiesCommonObject
    Karamba.CrossSectionsCroSec
      Karamba.CrossSectionsCroSec_Beam
        Karamba.CrossSectionsCroSec_BeamModifier
        Karamba.CrossSectionsCroSec_Circle
        Karamba.CrossSectionsCroSec_I

Namespace: Karamba.CrossSections
Assembly: KarambaCommon (in KarambaCommon.dll) Version: 2.2.0.4 (2.2.0.4)

Syntax

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[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class CroSec_Beam : CroSec, 
	ISerializable

<SerializableAttribute>
Public MustInherit Class CroSec_Beam
	Inherits CroSec
	Implements ISerializable

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class CroSec_Beam abstract : public CroSec, 
	ISerializable

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type CroSec_Beam =  
    class
        inherit CroSec
        interface ISerializable
    end

The CroSec_Beam type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	CroSec_Beam	Initializes a new instance of the CroSec_Beam class. create a default beam.
	CroSec_Beam(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Initializes a new instance of the CroSec_Beam class. Deserialize CroSec_Beam.
	CroSec_Beam(String, String, String, NullableColor, FemMaterial)	Initializes a new instance of the CroSec_Beam class. create a non-default beam.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	A	Gets or sets cross sectional area.
	alpha_lt	Gets or sets the imperfection factors according to EC3 for lateral torsional buckling.
	alpha_y	Gets or sets the imperfection factors according to EC3 in y-direction.
	alpha_z	Gets or sets the imperfection factors according to EC3 in z-direction.
	Ay	Gets or sets equivalent shear Area in local y-direction (normally horizontal) for considering shear deformation.
	Az	Gets or sets equivalent shear Area in local y-direction (normally horizontal) for considering shear deformation.
	color	Gets or sets user defined color of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	Cw	Gets or sets the second order warping moment.
	dims	Gets or sets cross section dimensions. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	ecce_loc	Gets or sets local eccentricity of cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	elemIds	Gets or sets the list of element identifiers to which the cross section is to be attached. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	exteriorPerimeter	Gets outer and inner (where applicable) perimeter associated with the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	family	Gets or sets the family of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	familyID	Gets unique identifier of cross section. Excluded country in order to avoid problems in case of user defined families which consist of cross sections of different countries. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	guid	Gets gUID of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	hasEccent	Gets a value indicating whether the cross section has a locally defined eccentricity. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	Ipp	Gets or sets the torsional moment of inertia.
	IsValid	Gets a value indicating whether the cross section is valid (has e.g. non-zero area). (Inherited from CroSec.)
	iy	Gets the radius of gyration about y-axis.
	Iyy	Gets or sets the moment of inertia about local Y-axis.
	iz	Gets the radius of gyration about z-axis.
	Izz	Gets or sets the moment of inertia about local z-axis (normally vertical).
	material	Gets material of the element. (Overrides CroSecmaterial.)
	materialName	Gets name of the basic material attached to the cross section. (Overrides CroSecmaterialName.)
	name	Gets or sets the name of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	nDims	Gets number of dimensional. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	nProps	Gets the number of properties of the cross section. (Overrides CroSecnProps.)
	product	Gets or sets the type of production used for the cross section. This defines the alpha_y/z-values and influences buckling strength.
	props	Gets or sets default cross section properties. (Overrides CroSecprops.)
	user_defined	Gets a value indicating whether indicates whether a cross section is user-defined or generated (e.g. a default material). (Inherited from CroSec.)
	UserData	Gets access to the user-data dictionary. (Inherited from CommonObject.)
	Wely_z_neg	Gets or sets the static resistance moment about y-axis for upper cross section point. In case of e.g. T-sections different from Wely_lower.
	Wely_z_pos	Gets or sets the static resistance moment about y-axis for lower cross section point.
	Welz_y_neg	Gets or sets the static resistance moment about z-axis for extreme left cross section point.
	Welz_y_pos	Gets or sets the static resistance moment about z-axis for extreme right cross section point.
	Wply	Gets or sets the plastic resistance moment about y-axis.
	Wplz	Gets or sets the plastic resistance moment about z-axis.
	Wt	Gets or sets the torsional resistance moment.
	zg	Gets or sets the distance of applied load to shear center of the cross section. By default it is equal to zs.
	zm	Gets distance of center of shear from upper section boundary. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	zs	Gets distance of center of gravity from upper section boundary. (Overrides CroSeczs.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	accept	Accepts a cross section visitor. (Overrides CroSecaccept(CroSecVisitor).)
	addDuplicate	add this cross section to fe-model. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	AddElemId	add an element identifier to the list of element identifiers which define to which elements the cross SectionForce shall be attached in the course of assemblage. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	addMeshPoint	add one point to the cross section mesh.
	calculate_iy_iz	calculate cross-section properties from given geometry.
	calculateProperties	calculate cross-section properties from given geometry. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	clearElemIds	Empties the list of identifiers to which the cross section shall be attached. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	Clone	shallow clone the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	cloneElemIds	clone the list of identifiers to which the cross section is to be attached. Needs to be done before it is changed in order to avoid side-effects in GH-definitions. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	ConvertTo	convert this cross section to the other cross section and clone it.
	crossSectionHasNoResistance	test whether cross section has zero resisting moment or area for cross section design. (Overrides CroSeccrossSectionHasNoResistance(String).)
	defaultGuid	Get the cross sections default guid. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	duplicateMeshPoint(Mesh3, ListDouble)	Duplicates the last vertex/value pair added.
	duplicateMeshPoint(Int32, Mesh3, ListDouble)	duplicate the vertex/value pair of given index.
	enlistAllMaterials	set the material based on the material identifier and a mapping from material identifiers to indexes. (Overrides CroSecenlistAllMaterials(DictionaryGuid, Int32, ListFemMaterial).)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	fe_ind	return cross section index of sub cross section in the finite element model. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	FECroSecDefault	Create fe-cross-sections from default cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	FECroSecs(Model, Model)	Create list of fe-cross-sections with default family-index 0. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	FECroSecs(Model, Model, Int32)	Create FE-cross-sections. (Overrides CroSecFECroSecs(Model, Model, Int32).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	getHeight	return the height of the cross section. Is useful for shell-elements which can thus also use beam-cross sections. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	getHeight(Int32)	Get the height of a sub-cross section in case of composite cross sections. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	GetObjectData	Serialize CroSec_Beam. (Overrides CroSecGetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext).)
	getThickness	get thickness of cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	HasUserData	true if the object has user-data attached. (Inherited from CommonObject.)
	heights	constructs a list of heights associated with the cross section. Can be time-consuming. For single item access use getHeight(index). (Inherited from CroSec.)
	isDefault	returns true if cross section has default properties. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	isStrongerThan	return true if this cross section is in every aspect stronger than the other one.
	matchId	test whether the cross section matches one of the identifiers given in the list of indexes. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	matchIds	test whether the cross section matches one of the identifiers given in the list of indexes. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	maxWidth	return the maximum width of the cross section or -1 in case this does not make sense (for e.g. shell cross sections). (Inherited from CroSec.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	minmaxEps	determine extreme strains in cross-section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	modifyEcceZ	modify the local eccentricity in Z-direction. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	modifyHeight	modify the height of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	modifyHeights	modify the heights of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	modifyThickness	Modifies the thickness of a cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	read	Read cross section data from reader. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	readFromTableRow	read those data-items from the table row that need no verification and add it to the data of this cross section. (Overrides CroSecreadFromTableRow(CroSecTableRow).)
	renewGuid	create new GUID for the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	renewGuid(Guid)	set new GUID for the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	setDefaults	Set default dimensions of cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	setMaterial(ListFemMaterial)	Sets the material identifiers and the material references of the cross section. Sets material of layer 0 in case of shells. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	setMaterial(FemMaterial)	set the material identifier and the material reference of the cross section. (Overrides CroSecsetMaterial(FemMaterial).)
	shape	Get the shape indicator of a cross section (for e.g. reading data from a table). This can be e.g. 'O', 'I', 'T', '[]',... (Inherited from CroSec.)
	sketch	add vertices on cross-section to mesh and corresponding colors origin is the point on the element axis, axis the local coordinate system, cmap contains the information for coloring points and n_faces the number of points to be calculated. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	sketchFlipFaceNormals	return a list of bool values which indicate whether the face normals of a group should be flipped. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	sketchGroupSizes	Return list of group-sizes of faces that form one geometric entity. Enables cross-section sketches to consist of more than one connected surface. By default there is only one group. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	stiffness	calculate characteristic axial- and bending stiffness of an element of length L. (Overrides CroSecstiffness(Double, Double, Double).)
	ToString	Render cross section data as string for output. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	trait	return value of trait with given index. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	write	Writes cross section data contained to a reader. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	writeToTableRow	generate value of property info as a string which can be used in a cross section table. (Overrides CroSecwriteToTableRow(CroSecTableRow).)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	A_	cross sectional area.
	AlphaLt	imperfection factors according to EC3 for lateral torsional buckling.
	AlphaY	imperfection factors according to EC3 in y-direction.
	AlphaZ	imperfection factors according to EC3 in z-direction.
	Ay_	equivalent shear Area in local y-direction (normally horizontal) for considering shear deformation.
	Az_	equivalent shear Area in local y-direction (normally horizontal) for considering shear deformation.
	country_	country in which the cross section is in use. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	Cw_	second order warping moment.
	eccent_	eccentricity of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	elem_ids_	id/regular expressions of element identifiers to which the cross section applies. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	family_	unique identifier of a group of cross sections within a country. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	fe_ind_	identification number of cross section in the fe-model. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	guid_	GUID of the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	has_eccent_	true if there is an eccentricity defined for the cross section. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	Ipp_	torsional moment of inertia.
	iy_	radius of gyration about y-axis.
	Iyy_	moment of inertia about local Y-axis.
	iz_	radius of gyration about z-axis.
	Izz_	moment of inertia about local z-axis (normally vertical).
	name_	unique identifier of a cross section within a family. (Inherited from CroSec.)
	user_defined_	indicates whether a cross section is user-defined or generated (e.g. a default material). (Inherited from CroSec.)
	Wely_z_neg_	static resistance moment about y-axis for upper cross section point. In case of e.g. T-sections different from Wely_lower.
	Wely_z_pos_	static resistance moment about y-axis for lower cross section point.
	Welz_y_neg_	static resistance moment about z-axis for extreme left cross section point.
	Welz_y_pos_	static resistance moment about z-axis for extreme right cross section point.
	Wply_	plastic resistance moment about y-axis.
	Wplz_	plastic resistance moment about z-axis.
	Wt_	torsional resistance moment.
	Zg	distance of applied load to shear center of the cross section. By default it is equal to zs.
	Zs	distance of center of gravity of cross section from upper rim.

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Reference

Karamba.CrossSections Namespace