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Axial Limit Curve

This command is used to construct an axial limit curve object that is used to define the point of axial failure for a LimitStateMaterial object. Point of axial failure based on model from Chapter 3. After axial failure response of LimitStateMaterial is forced to follow axial limit curve.

limitCurve Axial $curveTag $eleTag $Fsw $Kdeg $Fres $defType $forType <$ndI $ndJ $dof $perpDirn $delta>.

$curveTag

unique limit curve object integer tag

$eleTag

integer element tag for the associated beam-column element

$Fsw

floating point value describing the amount of transverse reinforcement (Fsw = Astfytdc/s)

$Kdeg

floating point value for the slope of the third branch in the post-failure backbone, assumed to be negative (see Figure 4-6)

$Fres

floating point value for the residual force capacity of the post-failure backbone (see Figure 4-6)

$defType

integer flag for type of deformation defining the abscissa of the limit curve
1 = maximum beam-column chord rotations
2 = drift based on displacment of nodes ndI and ndJ

$forType

integer flag for type of force defining the ordinate of the limit curve*
0 = force in associated limit state material
1 = shear in beam-column element
2 = axial load in beam-column element

$ndI

integer node tag for the first associated node
(normally node I of $eleTag beam-column element)

$ndJ

integer node tag for the second associated node
(normally node J of $eleTag beam-column element)

$dof

nodal degree of freedom to monitor for drift**

$perpDirn

perpendicular global direction from which length is determined to compute drift**

$delta

drift (floating point value) used to shift axial limit curve

NOTE: * Options 1 and 2 assume no member loads.
** 1 = X, 2 = Y, 3 = Z

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