4.2.3.1. Elastic Beam Column Element

This command is used to construct an elasticBeamColumn element object. The arguments for the construction of an elastic beam-column element depend on the dimension of the problem, (ndm)

element('elasticBeamColumn', eleTag, *eleNodes, Area, E_mod, Iz, transfTag, <'-mass', mass>, <'-cMass'>, <'-release', releaseCode>)

For a two-dimensional problem

element('elasticBeamColumn', eleTag, *eleNodes, Area, E_mod, G_mod, Jxx, Iy, Iz, transfTag, <'-mass', mass>, <'-cMass'>)

For a three-dimensional problem

eleTag (int)	unique element object tag
eleNodes (list (int))	a list of two element nodes
Area (float)	cross-sectional area of element
E_mod (float)	Young’s Modulus
G_mod (float)	Shear Modulus
Jxx (float)	torsional moment of inertia of cross section
Iz (float)	second moment of area about the local z-axis
Iy (float)	second moment of area about the local y-axis
transfTag (int)	identifier for previously-defined coordinate-transformation (CrdTransf) object
mass (float)	element mass per unit length (optional, default = 0.0)
'-cMass' (str)	to form consistent mass matrix (optional, default = lumped mass matrix)
'releaseCode' (int)	moment release (optional, 2d only, 0=no release (default), 1=release at I, 2=release at J, 3=release at I and J)

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