Section Aggregator

[Ballasty]

Hi all,

I have a problem concerning the Section Aggregator Command.

I would like to create a section by adding an Elastic-Perfectly Plastic Material (horizontal DOF) to the existing Elastic-No Tension Material (vertical DOF). The idea is to use this section as a node-to-node interface with uncoupled stiffness in each DOF. However, to simulate the loss of contact, is there anyway to achieve that once the tension in the vertical uniaxial material is about to develop (loss of contact), there will be no force or deformation mobilized in the section?

Thanks

[fmk]

sounds like you need to write your own SectionAggregator.