Description

Simplified geometry for a 'cable' beam section in 3D, that is a beam without torsional stiffness and with circular section (i.e.same Ixx and Iyy properties).

This material can be shared between multiple beams.

#include <ChBeamSection.h>

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Public Member Functions
void	SetArea (const double ma)
	Set the cross sectional area A of the beam (m^2)

double	GetArea () const

void	SetI (double ma)
	Set the I moment of inertia of the beam (for flexion about y axis or z axis) Note: since this simple section assumes circular section, Iyy=Izz=I.

double	GetI () const

void	SetDiameter (double diameter)
	Shortcut: set Area and I inertia 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	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	I

double	E

double	density

double	rdamping

Public Attributes inherited from chrono::fea::ChBeamSection
double	y_drawsize

double	z_drawsize

bool	is_circular

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

/builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChBeamSection.h

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