SpringSection

class compas_fea2.model.SpringSection(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Section for use with spring elements.

Parameters:

• name (str) – Section name.

• forces (dict) – Forces data for non-linear springs.

• displacements (dict) – Displacements data for non-linear springs.

• stiffness (dict) – Elastic stiffness for linear springs.

Attributes:

• name (str) – Section object name.

• forces (dict) – Forces data for non-linear springs.

• displacements (dict) – Displacements data for non-linear springs.

• stiffness (dict) – Elastic stiffness for linear springs.

Note

• Force and displacement data should range from negative to positive values.

• Requires either a stiffness dict for linear springs, or forces and displacement lists for non-linear springs.

• Directions are ‘axial’, ‘lateral’, ‘rotation’.

Inherited Methods

ToString	Converts the instance to a string.
copy	Make an independent copy of the data object.
data
from_data	Construct an object of this type from the provided data.
from_json	Construct an object from serialized data contained in a JSON file.
from_jsonstring	Construct an object from serialized data contained in a JSON string.
from_name	Create an instance of a class of the registered plugin from its name.
sha256	Compute a hash of the data for comparison during version control using the sha256 algorithm.
to_data	Convert an object to its native data representation.
to_json	Serialize the data representation of an object to a JSON file.
to_jsonstring	Serialize the data representation of an object to a JSON string.
validate_data	Validate the object's data against its data schema.
validate_json	Validate the object's data against its json schema.