structure cable property

Syntax

structure cable property keyword ... <range>

Assigns a property to elements in the range. The following properties are available:

density f

density (needed if dynamic mode or gravity are active), ρ

young f

Young’s modulus, E

grout-cohesion f

grout cohesive strength cg

grout-cohesion-table s

name of the table relating group cohesion strength

grout-friction f

grout friction angle, φg

grout-friction-table s

name of the table relating group friction strength

grout-stiffness f

grout stiffness, kg

grout-perimeter f

grout exposed perimeter, pg

slide b

sliding flag

slide-tolerance f

sliding tolerance

tensile-failure-strain f

tensile failure strain (non-dimensional), active when a positive value is input.

thermal-expansion f

thermal expansion coefficient, αt

cross-sectional-area f

cross-sectional area, A

yield-compression f

compressive yield strength, Fc

yield-tension f

tensile yield strength, Ft