4.16. section commands

section(secType, secTag, *secArgs)

This command is used to construct a SectionForceDeformation object, hereto referred to as Section, which represents force-deformation (or resultant stress-strain) relationships at beam-column and plate sample points.

secType (str)

section type

secTag (int)

section tag.

secArgs (list)

a list of section arguments, must be preceded with *.

For example,

secType = 'Elastic'
secTag = 1
secArgs = [E, A, Iz]
section(secType, secTag, *secArgs)

Note

Valid queries for many sections when using an element recorder include force and deformation; some sections support more (see each section’s notes). For fiber output (e.g. stressStrain) and sectionX recorders, see element recorder command.

The following contain information about available secType:

  1. Elastic Section

  2. Fiber Section

  3. NDFiber Section

  4. Wide Flange Section

  5. RC Section

  6. RCCircular Section

  7. Parallel Section

  8. Section Aggregator

  9. Uniaxial Section

  10. Elastic Membrane Plate Section

  11. Plate Fiber Section

  12. Bidirectional Section

  13. Isolator2spring Section

  14. LayeredShell

  15. Pipe Section