Variable cross-section along member

JWock82 / PyNite

A 3D structural engineering finite element library for Python.

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Variable cross-section along member #184

Closed polyakszabolcs92 closed 4 months ago

polyakszabolcs92 commented 4 months ago

It would be a nice addition if the user could define beam (bar members) with variable cross sections (or heights) at the start and endpoints. Right now you have to work around it by manually dividing such a member to smaller elements with an interpolated cross-section. It is a commmon member type in steel and reinforced concrete design.

JWock82 commented 4 months ago

I don't have any plans to add this feature myself. I don't have a lot of use for it personally. I would be willing to accept a pull-request for this feature if it was implemented well.