elastic

property Section.elastic: ElasticConstants

An object holding the elastic properties of a section.

class xsection.ElasticConstants(Iy: float, Iz: float, A: float, Ay: float = None, Az: float = None, J: float = None, Cw: float = None, E: float = 0, G: float = 0, Iyz: float = 0)

Iy: float

Second moment of area about the \(y\)-axis.

Iz: float

Second moment of area about the \(z\)-axis.

A: float

Cross-sectional area.

Ay: float = None

Effective shear area in \(y\)-direction.

Az: float = None

Effective shear area in \(z\)-direction.

J: float = None

Saint Venant’s torsional constant.

Cw: float = None

Vlasov’s warping constant.

summary() → str

Return a summary of the elastic properties.