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PDelta Transformation

geomTransf('PDelta',transfTag,'-jntOffset',*dI,*dJ)

geomTransf('PDelta',transfTag,*vecxz,'-jntOffset',*dI,*dJ)

This command is used to construct the P-Delta Coordinate Transformation (PDeltaCrdTransf) object, which performs a linear geometric transformation of beam stiffness and resisting force from the basic system to the global coordinate system, considering second-order P-Delta effects.

transfTag integer tag identifying transformation

vecxz

X, Y, and Z components of vecxz, the vector used to define the local x-z plane of the local-coordinate system. The local y-axis is defined by taking the cross product of the vecxz vector and the x-axis.

These components

are specified in the global-coordinate

system X,Y,Z and define a vector that is in a plane parallel to the x-z plane of the local-coordinate system. These items need to be specified for the three-dimensional problem.

dI

joint offset values -- offsets specified with respect to the global coordinate system for element-end node i (the number of arguments depends on the dimensions of the current model).

dJ

joint offset values -- offsets specified with respect to the global coordinate system for element-end node j (the number of arguments depends on the dimensions of the current model).

Note

P LARGE Delta effects do not include P small delta effects.