SteelMP
This command is used to construct a uniaxial Menegotto-Pinto steel material object.
uniaxialMaterial SteelMP $matTag $sigmaY $E
$b
matTag
|
unique material object integer tag |
sigmaY
|
yield stress or force |
E
|
initial tangent stiffness |
b
|
strain-hardening ratio (ratio between post-yield tangent and initial elastic tangent) |
Note: For this material class, the sensitivity parameters can be: sigmaY, E, b
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- Reference:
- Barbato M., Conte J.P. (2006). “Finite element structural response sensitivity and reliability analyses using smooth versus non-smooth material constitutive models.” International Journal of Reliability and Safety, 1(1-2):3-39.