# GettingStartedInputFile.tcl -- Setup & Materials

__NOTOC__ BuildingTclLogo.gif ```Tcl

  1. Initialize Input
  2. make sure you source the BuildingTcl library files first:

setDataDir Data; setUnits -Length in -Force kip -Time sec;

  1. MATERIALS ---------------------------------------
  2. Core Concrete (Default confinement effects)

addMaterialData MaterialLabel 4ksiConfinedConcrete addMaterialData MaterialModelLabel ConfinedConcrete; addMaterialData Fc 4000.*\$psi; addMaterial

  1. Cover Concrete

addMaterialData MaterialLabel 4ksiUnconfinedConcrete addMaterialData MaterialModelLabel UnconfinedConcrete addMaterialData Fc 4.*\$ksi addMaterial

  1. Reinforcing Steel

addMaterialData MaterialLabel 60ksiReinforcingSteel addMaterialData MaterialModelLabel Steel addMaterialData fY 68.8*\$ksi addMaterial puts --DoneMaterials--

```


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