SetNZS42031992

SetNZS42031992

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetNZS42031992

VB6 Procedure

Function SetNZS42031992(ByVal Name As String, ByVal NZS4203SF As Double, ByVal NZS4203S As Long, ByVal DampRatio As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

The name of an existing or new function. If this is an existing function, that function is modified; otherwise, a new function is added.

NZS4203SF

The scaling factor (Sm * Sp * R * Z * L).

NZS4203S

This is 1, 2 or 3, indicating the site subsoil category.

1 = A

2 = B

3 = C

DampRatio

The damping ratio for the function, 0 <= DampRatio < 1.

Remarks

This function defines a NZS4203-1992 response spectrum function.

The function returns zero if the function is successfully defined; otherwise it returns a nonzero value.

VBA Example

Sub SetRSFuncNZS42031992()

'dimension variables

Dim SapObject as cOAPI

Dim SapModel As cSapModel

Dim ret As Long

'create Sap2000 object

Set SapObject = CreateObject("CSI.SAP2000.API.SapObject")

'start Sap2000 application

SapObject.ApplicationStart

'create SapModel object

Set SapModel = SapObject.SapModel

'initialize model

ret = SapModel.InitializeNewModel

'create model from template

ret = SapModel.File.New2DFrame(PortalFrame, 2, 144, 2, 288)

'add NZS42031992 RS function

ret = SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetNZS42031992("RS-1", 1.2, 3, 0.04)

'close Sap2000

SapObject.ApplicationExit False

Set SapModel = Nothing

Set SapObject = Nothing

End Sub

Release Notes

Initial release in version 11.02.

See Also

GetNZS42031992