slenders.Slender Class Reference

Public Member Functions
def	__init__ (self, layer_radii=None, layer_type=None, thickness=None, gap_ini=None, youngs_modulus=None, poisson=None, fric_fac=None, lay_angle=None, comp_number=0, width=None, intpresslayer=None, extpresslayer=None, typical_tension=None, typical_curvature=None)
def	calc_tendon_area (self)
def	num_layers (self)

Public Attributes
	layer_radii
	layer_type
	thickness
	gap_ini
	youngs_modulus
	youngs_modulusDefault
	poisson
	fricfac
	fricfacDefault
	width
	lay_angle
	comp_number
	intpresslayer
	extpresslayer
	typical_tension
	typical_curvature
	tendon_area

Detailed Description

A class defining a slender cross section

Definition at line 17 of file slenders.py.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

def slenders.Slender.__init__	(		self,
			layer_radii = None,
			layer_type = None,
			thickness = None,
			gap_ini = None,
			youngs_modulus = None,
			poisson = None,
			fric_fac = None,
			lay_angle = None,
			comp_number = 0,
			width = None,
			intpresslayer = None,
			extpresslayer = None,
			typical_tension = None,
			typical_curvature = None
	)

:param layer_radii: Radius of a layer
:param layer_type: Type of a layer wires or sheath
:param thickness: Thickness of a layer
:param gap_ini: Initial gap on the inside of a layer
:param youngs_modulus: Young's modulus for the material of a layer
:param poisson: Poissons ratio for the material of layer
:param fric_fac: Friction factor on the inside of a layer
:param lay_angle: Lay angle of a wire layer, dummy for sheath layer
:param comp_number: number of tendons in a wire layer, dummy for sheath layer
:param width: Width of the tendons in a layer, dummy for sheath layer
:param typical_tension: Typical tension, used for preliminary analysis
:param typical_curvature: Typical curvature, used for preliminary analysis
:param intpresslayer: The layer on which internal pressure is applied
:param extpresslayer: The layer on which external pressure is applied
:return: Object of type slender

Definition at line 23 of file slenders.py.

Member Function Documentation

def slenders.Slender.calc_tendon_area

(

self

)

A method for calculating the tendon area if tendon, or layer area if sheath

:rtype : list
:return:The area of the tendons defined

Definition at line 237 of file slenders.py.

def slenders.Slender.num_layers

(

self

)

Method for finding the number of layers of the model

Definition at line 255 of file slenders.py.

Member Data Documentation

slenders.Slender.comp_number

Definition at line 205 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.extpresslayer

Definition at line 219 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.fricfac

Definition at line 142 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.fricfacDefault

Definition at line 143 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.gap_ini

Definition at line 91 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.intpresslayer

Definition at line 215 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.lay_angle

Definition at line 188 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.layer_radii

Definition at line 47 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.layer_type

Definition at line 56 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.poisson

Definition at line 126 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.tendon_area

Definition at line 235 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.thickness

Definition at line 71 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.typical_curvature

Definition at line 231 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.typical_tension

Definition at line 226 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.width

Definition at line 168 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.youngs_modulus

Definition at line 107 of file slenders.py.

slenders.Slender.youngs_modulusDefault

Definition at line 108 of file slenders.py.

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• /home/joakim/pyflex/PyFlex/slenders.py