4.16.5. Wide Flange SectionΒΆ
- section('WFSection2d', secTag, matTag, d, tw, bf, tf, Nfw, Nff)
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.
secTag
(int)unique section tag
matTag
(int)tag of uniaxialMaterial assigned to each fiber
d
(float)section depth
tw
(float)web thickness
bf
(float)flange width
tf
(float)flange thickness
Nfw
(float)number of fibers in the web
Nff
(float)number of fibers in each flange
Note
The section dimensions d
, tw
, bf
, and tf
can be found in the AISC steel manual.