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This command is used to construct a dispBeamColumn element object, which is a distributed-plasticity, displacement-based beam-column element.
element dispBeamColumn $eleTag $iNode $jNode $numIntgrPts $secTag $transfTag <-mass $massDens>
$eleTag |
unique element object tag |
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$iNode |
$jNode |
end nodes |
$numIntgrPts |
number of integration points along the element. |
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$secTag |
identifier for previously-defined section object |
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$transfTag |
identifier for previously-defined coordinate-transformation (CrdTransf) object |
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$massDens |
element mass density (per unit length), from which a lumped-mass matrix is formed (optional, default=0.0) |
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The integration along the element is based on the Gauss-Legendre quadrature rule (REF???).
The element is prismatic, i.e. the beam is represented by the section model identified by $secTag at each integration point.
The valid queries to a displacement-based beam-column element when creating an ElementRecorder object are 'force,' 'stiffness,' and 'section $secNum secArg1 secArg2...' Where $secNum refers to the integration point whose data is to be output.
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