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ModelBeam Class |
Beam element that lives in a statical model.
Inheritance HierarchySystemObject
Karamba.ElementsModelElement
Karamba.ElementsModelElementStraightLine
Karamba.ElementsModelTruss
Karamba.ElementsModelBeam
Karamba.ElementsModelElement
Karamba.ElementsModelElementStraightLine
Karamba.ElementsModelTruss
Karamba.ElementsModelBeam
Namespace: Karamba.Elements
Assembly: KarambaCommon (in KarambaCommon.dll) Version: 2.2.0.4 (2.2.0.4)
SyntaxThe ModelBeam type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ModelBeam |
Initializes a new instance of the ModelBeam class.
parameterless constructor for json serialization.
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| ModelBeam(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) |
Initializes a new instance of the ModelBeam class.
Deserialize ModelBeam.
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 | ModelBeam(Int32, BuilderBeam, IReadOnlyListInt32, ListNode) |
Initializes a new instance of the ModelBeam class.
construct model-beam from a grass-beam and additional information collected in the assembly-process.
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Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | bending_stiff |
Gets a value indicating whether the element has a bending stiffness.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
 | builder_element | Gets the raw element from where the base data comes. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| canBuckle |
Gets a value indicating whether buckling is considered when doing cross section optimization or calculating
the utilization.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| color |
Gets or sets the color of the element for some types of rendering. Can be set with a ElemSets-component.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| colorIsSet |
Gets a value indicating whether the element has a color attached.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| crosec |
Gets or sets the cross section of the model element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| ecce |
Gets the elements eccentricity.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| ecce_glo |
Gets the vector of global cross section eccentricity.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| ecce_loc |
Gets the vector of local cross section eccentricity.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| Elem_loads | Gets the elements loads. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| fe_id |
Gets the first element index in fe-model. In case of shells there may be more than
one finite element connected to a model element and fe_id points to the shells TriMesh-object.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| fe_ind_begin |
Gets the first element index in fe-model. in case of shells there may be more than
one finite element connected to a model element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| fe_ind_end |
Gets the index of element in femodel that lies one entry beyond the last finite element of the model element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| fe_node_ind | Gets the index of fe-nodes of fe-elements in fe-model. Can differ from node_ind in case of joints. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| hasEccent |
Gets a value indicating whether a cross section has an eccentricity.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| id |
Gets the identifier (name) of element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| ind |
Gets the zero-based index of element in model.
The indexes are consecutively numbered from 0 to number of elements.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| is_visible |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element is visible.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| IsActive |
Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element is active. If inactive the element is removed from the
statical model using the soft-kill approach. The FE-model needs to be rebuilt after
manipulating this flag.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| joint |
Gets or sets the joint definition of the element.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| lg |
Gets the distance of transverse load and the center of shear.
Is positive if the load points towards the center of shear.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| nII |
Gets or sets the normal force that induces ThII effects.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| node_inds | Gets the index of nodes of elements after assembly. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| res_alpha |
Gets set/get resulting angle [radians] of rotation of the cross section about the longitudinal
element axis relative to the initial local coordinate system.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| x_ori |
Gets the user defined local x-axis of the element
(not including the additional rotation angle alpha).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| x_ori_given |
Gets a value indicating whether a user defined local x-axis is given.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| x_ori_list |
Gets the user defined local x-axes of the element
(not including the additional rotation angle alpha).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| y_ori |
Gets the user defined local y-axis of the element
(not including the additional rotation angle alpha).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| y_ori_given |
Gets a value indicating whether a user defined local z-axis is given.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| z_ori |
Gets the user defined local z-axis of the element
(not including the additional rotation angle alpha).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| z_ori_given |
Gets a value indicating whether a user defined local z-axis is given.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| z_ori_list |
Gets the user defined local z-axes of the element
(not including the additional rotation angle alpha).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| _invEIyy |
Get the inverse of the bending stiffness about the y-axis.
(Overrides ModelTruss_invEIyy(Double).) |
| _invEIzz |
Get the inverse of the bending stiffness about the z-axis.
(Overrides ModelTruss_invEIzz(Double).) |
| Accept(ModelElementVisitor) |
accept an element visitor.
(Overrides ModelTrussAccept(ModelElementVisitor).) |
| AcceptT(IModelElementVisitorT, T) |
accept an element visitor.
(Overrides ModelTrussAcceptT(IModelElementVisitorT, T).) |
| AcceptT(IModelElementVisitorT, T) |
accept an element visitor.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| AcceptT(IModelElementVisitorT, T) |
accept an element visitor.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| AcceptR, T(IModelElementVisitorR, T, T) |
accept an element visitor.
(Overrides ModelTrussAcceptR, T(IModelElementVisitorR, T, T).) |
| AcceptR, T(IModelElementVisitorR, T, T) |
accept an element visitor.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| AcceptR, T(IModelElementVisitorR, T, T) |
accept an element visitor.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| add |
add an element load to the element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| addCroSecMesh |
Plots cross section mesh which is colored according to color settings.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| addLoads |
add loads connected to this element to its feb-element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| addResultantDispMesh |
Plots mesh which is colored according to resultant deflection.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| addStrainMesh |
enrich the given mesh with strain data of this element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| addStressMesh |
enrich the given mesh with stress data of this element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| addStressStrainMesh |
add element results regarding stresses or strains to the given mesh.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| addTo |
create feb-element and add it to the feb-model.
(Overrides ModelTrussaddTo(Model, LCCombiCollector, Int32).) |
| addUtilizationMesh |
enrich the given mesh with utilization data of this element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| buckling_length |
return buckling length in local y-direction or a negative number if not set.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| BuilderElement |
Clone the grass-element on which this model-element is based and linked to.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| characteristic_length |
calculate characteristic length of the element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| clearLoads |
clears the loads of the element. Make sure to clone it before clearing the loads
in order to avoid side effects.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| Clone |
Clone the model element.
(Overrides ModelTrussClone.) |
| cloneBuilderElement |
Clone the grass-element on which this model-element is based and linked to.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| clonedBuilderElement |
return the cloned grass-element on which this model-element is based or null.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| cog |
calculate the center of gravity of the element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| copyFEModelNodeIndexes |
update the elements node indexes with those of the underlying finite element. This is necessary when
topology of the feb-model changed.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| deformationEnergy |
calculates axial deformation- and bending energy stored in the element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| drawCroSecForceOutput |
add lines of cross section forces diagrams to curves or meshes.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| elementLength(Element) |
Calculates length of element n the FE-model.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| elementLength(Model) |
calculates the length of the element in the karamba-model. Does not correspond to the real length in case of springs.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| finite_element |
Create an feb-element for the feb-model.
(Overrides ModelTrussfinite_element(Model, ListNode, LCCombiCollector, Int32).) |
| GetCrossSectionsPositions |
Gets positions of cross sections for this ModelElementStraightLine.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| GetCrossSectionsStates_OLD |
Determines the states in predefined discrete points of the element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| GetElementState |
Return an Element1DState.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| GetElementStates |
Return a collection of Element1DState/.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetObjectData |
Serialize ModelElementStraightLine.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| has_zero_length |
return true if the beam has zero length.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| is_inside |
checks whether a straight line element lies partly inside a given Brep.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| is_vertical |
Gets true if element is vertical.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| localCoSys(Element) |
create local coo-sys of undeformed element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| localCoSys(PointState) |
create local coo-sys of deformed element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| localCoSys(IReadOnlyListNode) |
create local coordinate system with the resultant axial rotation applied.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| localCoSys(IReadOnlyListPoint3) |
create local coordinate system with resultant beam rotation about the axis given by the two positions in pos.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| localCoSys(IReadOnlyListNode, Double) |
create local coordinate system and rotate it about longitudinal axis by an angle alpha.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| localCoSys(IReadOnlyListPoint3, Double) |
create local coordinate system with rotation alpha about the axis given by the two positions in pos.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| maxCroSecForceOutput |
Returns the resultant value of the largest cross section force output.
Can e.g. be used to scale graphical output.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| midpoint_disp |
return mid-point of deformed element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| minmaxEpsX |
determine extreme axial strains in model for the currently visible loadcase.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| nCroSec(Model) |
return number of sections for visual display.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| nCroSec(Model, Element) |
return number of sections for visual display. It depends on the user setting
for maximum section length.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| pointsOnAxis |
creates point at given maximum distance along the axis.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| referencePointOnZAxis |
return reference point on local z-axis for local coordinate system being
situated at first element node.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| resultantCroSecForces |
calculates resultant normal force (N), shear force (V) and moment (M) in an element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| scaledState |
return scaled state at given element, location; superimpose loadcases if lc_num is smaller than 0;
unscaled load-case for lc_num % model.numLC if lc_num >= model.numLC (is used for retrieval of beam results).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| scaledStateAtT |
return scaled state at given element, location; superimpose loadcases if lc_num is smaller than 0;
unscaled load-case for lc_num % model.numLC if lc_num >= model.numLC (is used for retrieval of beam results).
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| set_fe_and_model_index |
set the element and fe_element index.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| set_is_active |
set activation state of element and synchronize it with fe-model. An extra fe-model-generation
step is not necessary. Is therefore fast.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| SetNodeInds(ListInt32) |
Set the node indices of a beam or truss.
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| SetNodeInds(IReadOnlyListInt32) |
set the node indexes of the element.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| snapElement |
change the element if nodes snap together according to the given list of
node indexes.
returns true if the element was completely snapped.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| split_elem |
The element with index ind is the seed of an element split. Make all splits
in the model that are necessary so that feb-model and model are synchronized.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| SurfaceArea |
Gets the surface area of the element in [m2].
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| totalEccentricity |
returns the eccentricity of the element in global coordinates.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| Volume |
Get volume of the element in [m3?].
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| weight |
return weight of the element in kN.
(Inherited from ModelTruss.) |
| x_direction(Node, Node) |
Calculate the axial direction vector of the element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| x_direction(Point3, Point3) |
Calculate the axial direction vector of the element.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
| x_unit_vector |
Generates unit vector in axial direction.
(Inherited from ModelElementStraightLine.) |
Fields| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | _eloads | the elements loads. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| _fe_id | index of element in fe-model, in case of shells it is the index oh the trimesh. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| _ind |
zero-based index of element in model.
The indexes are consecutively numbered from 0 to number of elements.
(Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| fe_node_ind_ | index of fe-nodes of fe-elements in fe-model. Can differ from node_ind in case of joints. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
| node_inds_ | index of nodes of elements after assembly. (Inherited from ModelElement.) |
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