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 sectionDeformation command
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.. function:: sectionDeformation(eleTag, secNum, dof)

   Returns the section deformation for a beam-column element. The dof of the section
   depends on the section type. Please check with the section manual.

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   ``eleTag`` |int|           element tag.
   ``secNum`` |int|           section number, i.e. the Gauss integratio number
   ``dof`` |int|              the dof of the section
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