.. include:: sub.txt =========================== ElasticTubularJoint Element =========================== This command is used to construct an ElasticTubularJoint element object, which models joint flexibility of tubular joints in two dimensional analysis of any structure having tubular joints. .. function:: element('ElasticTubularJoint', eleTag,*eleNodes,Brace_Diameter, Brace_Angle, E, Chord_Diameter, Chord_Thickness, Chord_Angle) :noindex: =================================== =========================================================================== ``eleTag`` |int| unique element object tag ``eleNodes`` |listi| a list of two element nodes ``Brace_Diameter`` |float| outer diameter of brace ``Brace_Angle`` |float| angle between brace and chord axis 0 < Brace_Angle < 90 ``E`` |float| Young's Modulus ``Chord_Diameter`` |float| outer diameter of chord ``Chord_Thickness`` |float| thickness of chord ``Chord_Angle`` |float| angle between chord axis and global x-axis 0 < Chord_Angle < 180 =================================== =========================================================================== .. seealso:: `Notes `_