3.1.7.3. WideFlangeSection

This command constructs a wide-flange (I-shaped) steel section by discretizing the cross section into fibers. The command name in OpenSees is WFSection2d (alias WSection2d).

section WFSection2d $secTag $matTag $d $tw $bf $tf $nfdw $nftf <$nfbf $nftw> <-GJ $GJ> <-nd $shape> <-warping>

Example

  1. Tcl Code

section WFSection2d 1 1 14.0 0.44 14.5 0.71 16 2

  1. Python Code

ops.section('WFSection2d', 1, 1, 14.0, 0.44, 14.5, 0.71, 16, 2)

Code Developed by: Michael H. Scott