concreteproperties.analysis_section.Tri3

class Tri3(coords, node_ids, material)

Bases: object

Class for a three noded linear triangular element.

Parameters

• coords (ndarray) – A 2 x 3 array of the coordinates of the tri-3 nodes

• node_ids (List[int]) – A list of the global node ids for the current element

• material (Material) – Material object for the current finite element

Methods

calculate_area	Calculates the area of the finite element.
calculate_elastic_actions	Calculates elastic actions for the current finite element.
calculate_service_actions	Calculates service actions for the current finite element.
calculate_ultimate_actions	Calculates ultimate actions for the current finite element.
second_moments_of_area	Calculates the second moments of area of the finite element.

Attributes

coords
node_ids
material

calculate_area()

Calculates the area of the finite element.

Returns

float – Element area

second_moments_of_area()

Calculates the second moments of area of the finite element.

Returns

Tuple[float, float, float] – Modulus weighted second moments of area (e_ixx, e_iyy, e_ixy)

calculate_elastic_actions(n, m_x, m_y, e_a, cx, cy, e_ixx, e_iyy, e_ixy)

Calculates elastic actions for the current finite element.

Parameters

• n (float) – Axial force

• m_x (float) – Bending moment about the x-axis

• m_y (float) – Bending moment about the y-axis

• e_a (float) – Axial rigidity

• cx (float) – x-Centroid

• cy (float) – y-Centroid

• e_ixx (float) – Flexural rigidity about the x-axis

• e_iyy (float) – Flexural rigidity about the y-axis

• e_ixy (float) – Flexural rigidity about the xy-axis

Returns

Tuple[float, float, float] – Elastic force and resultant moments

calculate_service_actions(ecf, eps0, theta, kappa, centroid)

Calculates service actions for the current finite element.

Parameters

• ecf (Tuple[float, float]) – Global coordinate of the extreme compressive fibre

• eps0 (float) – Strain at top fibre

• theta (float) – Angle (in radians) the neutral axis makes with the horizontal axis (\(-\pi \leq \theta \leq \pi\))

• kappa (float) – Curvature

• centroid (Tuple[float, float]) – Centroid about which to take moments

Returns

Tuple[float, float, float, float, float] – Axial force, moments and min/max strain

calculate_ultimate_actions(point_na, d_n, theta, ultimate_strain, centroid)

Calculates ultimate actions for the current finite element.

Parameters

• point_na (Tuple[float, float]) – Point on the neutral axis

• d_n (float) – Depth of the neutral axis from the extreme compression fibre

• theta (float) – Angle (in radians) the neutral axis makes with the horizontal axis (\(-\pi \leq \theta \leq \pi\))

• ultimate_strain (float) – Concrete strain at failure

• centroid (Tuple[float, float]) – Centroid about which to take moments

Returns

Tuple[float, float, float] – Axial force and resultant moments about the global axes