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BH.oM.Structure.Elements.BarFEAType

Defines the finite element type of the bar and what forces the bar can accommodate, i.e. if the bar should be treated as a bending element or axial only in analysis packages.

Enum values

Name Description
Flexural Full axial, flexural and torsional behaviour. 2 x 6 DOFs.
Axial Axial only. 2 x 3 DOFs. Can be used to model pin-pin elements.
CompressionOnly Axial compression only. No tension stiffness. 2 x 3 DOFs.
TensionOnly Axial tension only. No compression stiffness. 2 x 3 DOFs.

Code and Schema

C# implementation

C#
public enum BarFEAType : System.Enum, System.ValueType, System.IComparable, System.ISpanFormattable, System.IFormattable, System.IConvertible

Assembly: Structure_oM.dll

The C# enum definition is available on github:

All history and changes of the class can be found by inspection the history.

JSON Schema implementation

The object is defined as a JSON schema. You can validate a JSON instance against this schema by reference. To do this, use the schema reference below in a validator like this one.

JSON Schema
{
 "$ref" : "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BHoM/BHoM_JSONSchema/develop/Structure_oM/Elements/BarFEAType.json"
}

The JSON Schema is available on github here: