Description

Simplified geometry for a cable beam section in 3D.

This is for a beam without torsional stiffness and with assumed circular section. These properties can be shared between multiple beams.

#include <ChBeamSectionCableANCF.h>

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Public Member Functions
	ChBeamSectionCableANCF ()
	Create a cable section with default properties.

void	SetArea (const double ma)
	Set the cross sectional area of the beam.

double	GetArea () const

void	SetInertia (double ma)
	Set the moment of inertia of the beam (for flexion about y axis or z axis). More...

double	GetInertia () const

void	SetDiameter (double diameter)
	Specify the cable diameter. More...

void	SetDensity (double md)
	Set the density of the beam.

double	GetDensity () const

void	SetYoungModulus (double mE)
	Set the Young elastic modulus.

double	GetYoungModulus () const

void	SetRayleighDamping (double mr)
	Set the Rayleigh damping ratio r (as in: R = r * K ).

double	GetRayleighDamping () const

Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::fea::ChBeamSection
void	SetDrawShape (std::shared_ptr< ChBeamSectionShape > mshape)
	Set the graphical representation for this section. More...

std::shared_ptr< ChBeamSectionShape >	GetDrawShape () const
	Get the drawing shape of this section (i.e.a 2D profile used for drawing 3D tessellation and visualization) By default a thin square section, use SetDrawShape() to change it.

void	SetDrawThickness (double thickness_y, double thickness_z)
	Shortcut: adds a ChBeamSectionShapeRectangular for visualization as a centered rectangular beam, and sets its width/height. More...

void	SetDrawCircularRadius (double draw_rad)
	Shortcut: adds a ChBeamSectionShapeCircular for visualization as a centered circular beam, and sets its radius. More...

void	SetCircular (bool ic)
	OBSOLETE only for backward compatibility.

Public Attributes
double	Area

double	I

double	E

double	density

double	rdamping

Member Function Documentation

◆ SetDiameter()

void chrono::fea::ChBeamSectionCableANCF::SetDiameter ( double diameter )

Specify the cable diameter.

This function sets the area and inertia, assuming a circular section shape.

◆ SetInertia()

void chrono::fea::ChBeamSectionCableANCF::SetInertia ( double ma )

inline

Set the moment of inertia of the beam (for flexion about y axis or z axis).

This function assumes a circular section shape.

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

/builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChBeamSectionCableANCF.h
/builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/fea/ChBeamSectionCableANCF.cpp

Description

Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Member Function Documentation

◆ SetDiameter()

◆ SetInertia()