4.12.15. HingeEndpoint¶

beamIntegration('HingeEndpoint', tag, secI, lpI, secJ, lpJ, secE)

Create a HingeEndpoint beamIntegration object. Endpoint integration over each hinge region moves the integration points to the element ends; however, there is a large integration error for linear curvature distributions along the element.

`tag` (int)	tag of the beam integration.
`secI` (int)	A previous-defined section object for hinge at I.
`lpI` (float)	The plastic hinge length at I.
`secJ` (int)	A previous-defined section object for hinge at J.
`lpJ` (float)	The plastic hinge length at J.
`secE` (int)	A previous-defined section object for the element interior.

Arguments and examples see HingeMidpoint.