Wide Flange Section
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This command allows the user to construct a WFSection2d object, which is an encapsulated fiber representation of a wide flange steel section appropriate for plane frame analysis.
section WFSection2d $secTag $matTag $d $tw $bf $tf $Nfw $Nff |
$secTag | unique section tag |
$matTag | tag of uniaxialMaterial assigned to each fiber |
$d | section depth |
$tw | web thickness |
$bf | flange width |
$tf | flange thickness |
$Nfw | number of fibers in the web |
$Nff | number of fibers in each flange |
The section dimensions $d, $tw, $bf, and $tf can be found in the AISC steel manual.
Code Developed by: Michael H. Scott, Oregon State University