ForceFrame
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Fig. 1: Representation of the OpenSees forceBeamColumn element rendered with veux.#
Two-node force formulation for 3D frames. [1] [2].
- Model.element("ForceFrame", tag, nodes, section=None, transform=None, integration=None, *args)
- Parameters:
tag (integer) – unique Element tag
nodes (tuple) – tuple of two Node tags
section (integer) – integer tag identifying a Section.
transform (integer) – identifier for previously-defined frame transformation
integration – identifier for previously-defined integration rule.
This formulation supports higher order strain measures and shear deformations.
The valid eleResponse queries to this element are "force"
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Code developed by: Claudio M. Perez, fcf, Michael H. Scott, fmk