API reference#

See also

API for developers : overview of all functions

Geometry#

Basic geometries

`Geometry`()	basic geometry class
`Rectangle`(top_edge, bottom_edge[, width, ...])	Represents a rectangle
`Circle`(diameter, centroid_y, centroid_z)	New in version 0.1.0.
`Trapezoid`(top_edge, bottom_edge, top_width)	Represents a trapezoidal

Composed geometries

`geometry.ComposedGeometry`()	Geometry consisting of basic geometries
`IProfile`(top_edge, t_w, h_w[, t_fo, b_fo, ...])	I-Profile composed of `Rectangle` instances
`UPEProfile`(top_edge, t_f, b_f, t_w[, h_w, ...])	UPE-Profile composed of class Rectangles forming a reversed `U`
`RebarLayer`(rebar_diameter, centroid_z[, ...])	rebar-layer composed of several reinforcement-bars of `Circle`

Material#

`Material`(section_type[, stress_strain])	Provides basic functionality for materials
`Concrete`(f_cm[, f_ctm, use_tension, ...])	Concrete material
`Steel`([f_y, f_u, failure_strain, E_a])	Steel material
`Reinforcement`([f_s, f_su, failure_strain, E_s])	Reinforcement material

Sections and Cross-section#

`Section`(geometry, material)	Combines material and geometric entity
`Crosssection`([sections, slab_effective_widths])	Combines a number of sections

Strain-based-design#

`MKappaByStrainPosition`(cross_section, ...[, ...])	computation of one Moment-Curvature-Point by fixed stress-strain_value-point and varying the neutral axis
`MKappaByConstantCurvature`(cross_section, ...)	computation of one Moment-Curvature-Point by fixed curvature and varying the neutral axis
`MomentAxialForce`(sub_cross_sections[, ...])	compute moment and axial-force at zero curvature
`MomentAxialForceCurvature`(...[, ...])	compute a moment-axial-force-curvature point with moment-axial-force and strain-position-point

Moment-Curvature-Curve#

`MKappaCurve`(cross_section[, ...])	computation of Moment-Curvature-Curve assuming full interaction
`curves_m_kappa.MKappaCurvePoint`(moment, ...)	Container for single point on Moment-Curvature-Curve
`curves_m_kappa.MKappaCurvePoints`()	Container for points on computed \(M\)-\(\kappa\)-Curve

Moment-Axial-Force-Curvature Curve#

`MNCurve`(sub_cross_sections)	compute the moment and axial-force curve of a cross-section in case of no curvature
`MNKappaCurve`(sub_cross_sections[, ...])	computation of Moment-Axial-Force-Curvature curve (M-N-Kappa)

Shear connector#

Classes

`LoadSlip`(load, slip)	Load-Slip point of a shear connector
`ShearConnector`(load_slips[, position])	Base-Class for the shear-connectors
`HeadedStud`(d, h_sc, f_u, f_cm[, s_max, h_p, ...])	Headed stud shear-connector

Loading#

`SingleSpanUniformLoad`(length[, load])	single span with uniform load
`SingleLoad`(position_in_beam, value)	container for single load
`SingleSpanSingleLoads`(length, loads)	single span with single load(s)
`SingleSpan`(length[, loads, uniform_load])	Compute a single-span-beam either with uniform-load or :py:class:`~m_n_kappa.SingleSpan`s.

Node#

`Node`(cross_section, position[, m_kappa_curve])	Beam-Node
`CompositeNode`(cross_section, position[, ...])	Beam-Node for Composite sections

Deformation#

`Beam`(cross_section, element_number, load[, ...])	Beam consisting of nodes with computed moment-curvature-curves
`CompositeBeam`(cross_section, loading, ...[, ...])	Beam for composite sections

API for developers#

For a more in-depth study of the internals of the program, beside the Theory guide, the API for developers guide gives further information.