Description

Basic geometry for a beam section in 3D, along with basic material properties (zz and yy moments of inertia, area, Young modulus, etc.) This material can be shared between multiple beams.

#include <ChBeamSection.h>

Inheritance diagram for chrono::fea::ChBeamSectionBasic:
Collaboration diagram for chrono::fea::ChBeamSectionBasic:

Public Member Functions

void SetArea (const double ma)
 Set the cross sectional area A of the beam (m^2)
 
double GetArea () const
 
void SetIyy (double ma)
 Set the Iyy moment of inertia of the beam (for flexion about y axis) Note: some textbook calls this Iyy as Iz.
 
double GetIyy () const
 
void SetIzz (double ma)
 Set the Izz moment of inertia of the beam (for flexion about z axis) Note: some textbook calls this Izz as Iy.
 
double GetIzz () const
 
void SetJ (double ma)
 Set the J torsion constant of the beam (for torsion about x axis)
 
double GetJ () const
 
void SetKsy (double ma)
 Set the Timoshenko shear coefficient Ks for y shear, usually about 0.8, (for elements that use this, ex. More...
 
double GetKsy () const
 
void SetKsz (double ma)
 Set the Timoshenko shear coefficient Ks for z shear, usually about 0.8, (for elements that use this, ex. More...
 
double GetKsz () const
 
void SetAsRectangularSection (double width_y, double width_z)
 Shortcut: set Area, Ixx, Iyy, Ksy, Ksz and J torsion constant at once, given the y and z widths of the beam assumed with rectangular shape.
 
void SetAsCircularSection (double diameter)
 Shortcut: set Area, Ixx, Iyy, Ksy, Ksz and J torsion constant at once, given the diameter of the beam assumed with circular shape.
 
void SetDensity (double md)
 Set the density of the beam (kg/m^3)
 
double GetDensity () const
 
void SetYoungModulus (double mE)
 Set E, the Young elastic modulus (N/m^2)
 
double GetYoungModulus () const
 
void SetGshearModulus (double mG)
 Set G, the shear modulus.
 
double GetGshearModulus () const
 
void SetGwithPoissonRatio (double mpoisson)
 Set G, the shear modulus, given current E and the specified Poisson ratio.
 
void SetBeamRaleyghDamping (double mr)
 Set the Rayleigh damping ratio r (as in: R = r * K ), to do: also mass-proportional term.
 
double GetBeamRaleyghDamping ()
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::fea::ChBeamSection
void SetDrawThickness (double thickness_y, double thickness_z)
 Sets the rectangular thickness of the beam on y and z directions, only for drawing/rendering purposes (these thickness values do NOT have any meaning at a physical level, use ChBeamSectionBasic::SetAsRectangularSection()
 
double GetDrawThicknessY ()
 
double GetDrawThicknessZ ()
 
bool IsCircular ()
 Tells if the section must be drawn as a circular section instead than default rectangular.
 
void SetCircular (bool ic)
 Set if the section must be drawn as a circular section instead than default rectangular.
 
void SetDrawCircularRadius (double draw_rad)
 Sets the radius of the beam if in 'circular section' draw mode, only for drawing/rendering purposes (this radius value do NOT have any meaning at a physical level, use ChBeamSectionBasic::SetAsCircularSection()
 
double GetDrawCircularRadius ()
 

Public Attributes

double Area
 
double Iyy
 
double Izz
 
double J
 
double G
 
double E
 
double density
 
double rdamping
 
double Ks_y
 
double Ks_z
 
- Public Attributes inherited from chrono::fea::ChBeamSection
double y_drawsize
 
double z_drawsize
 
bool is_circular
 

Member Function Documentation

◆ SetKsy()

void chrono::fea::ChBeamSectionBasic::SetKsy ( double  ma)
inline

Set the Timoshenko shear coefficient Ks for y shear, usually about 0.8, (for elements that use this, ex.

the Timoshenko beams, or Reddy's beams)

◆ SetKsz()

void chrono::fea::ChBeamSectionBasic::SetKsz ( double  ma)
inline

Set the Timoshenko shear coefficient Ks for z shear, usually about 0.8, (for elements that use this, ex.

the Timoshenko beams, or Reddy's beams)


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
  • /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChBeamSection.h