Section creation¶

The beam section¶

class structuralcodes.sections.BeamSection(geometry: SurfaceGeometry | CompoundGeometry, name: str | None = None, integrator: Literal['marin', 'fiber'] = 'marin', **kwargs)[source]¶

This is the implementation of the beam section.

The section is a 2D geometry where Y axis is horizontal while Z axis is vertical.

The moments and curvatures around Y and Z axes are assumed positive according to RHR.

geometry¶

The geometry of the section.

Type:: Union(SurfaceGeometry, CompoundGeometry)

name¶

The name of the section.

Type:: str

section_calculator¶

The object responsible for performing different calculations on the section (e.g. bending strength, moment curvature, etc.).

Type:: BeamSectionCalculator

__init__(geometry: SurfaceGeometry | CompoundGeometry, name: str | None = None, integrator: Literal['marin', 'fiber'] = 'marin', **kwargs) → None[source]¶

Initialize a BeamSection.

Parameters:

geometry (Union(SurfaceGeometry, CompoundGeometry)) – The geometry of the section.
name (str) – The name of the section.
integrator (str) – The name of the SectionIntegrator to use.
kwargs (dict) – A collection of keyword arguments to pass on to the section calculator.

Note

The BeamSection uses a BeamSectionCalculator for all calculations. The BeamSectionCalculator uses a SectionIntegrator for integrating over the section. Any additional keyword arguments used when creating the BeamSection are passed on to the SectionCalculator to customize the behaviour. See BeamSectionCalculator for available keyword arguments.

property gross_properties: SectionProperties¶: Return the gross properties of the section.