org.jscience.physics.solids
Class CurveElement

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject
      org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasElement
          org.jscience.physics.solids.CurveElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Beam2DElement, Rod2DElement, Rod3DElement

public abstract class CurveElement
extends AtlasElement

Abstract class that represents a one-dimensional element topology. This will be extended by specific element types (rods, bars, etc...)

Constructor Summary

CurveElement()

Method Summary

double	computeLength() Returns the length of the element.
abstract void	contributeDistLoad(DistLoad load, SolutionMatrices m) DOCUMENT ME!
AtlasNode	getEndA() Returns the first node.
AtlasNode	getEndB() Returns the second node.
AtlasNode[]	getNodes() DOCUMENT ME!
void	setNodeA(AtlasNode node) Sets the first node.
void	setNodeB(AtlasNode node) Sets the second node.
void	setNodes(AtlasNode[] nodes) DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasElement

computeResults, contributeMatrices, getLocalCoordSys, getNumberNodes, getResults

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject

compareTo, equals, getId, getParentModel, getType, loadJDOMElement, populateGeometry, setId, setParentModel, toString, unloadJDOMElement

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CurveElement

public CurveElement()

Method Detail

setNodes

public void setNodes(AtlasNode[] nodes)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

nodes - DOCUMENT ME!

getNodes

public AtlasNode[] getNodes()

DOCUMENT ME!

Specified by:

getNodes in class AtlasElement

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

contributeDistLoad

public abstract void contributeDistLoad(DistLoad load,
                                        SolutionMatrices m)

DOCUMENT ME!

Parameters:

load - DOCUMENT ME!

m - DOCUMENT ME!

computeLength

public double computeLength()

Returns the length of the element.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

setNodeA

public void setNodeA(AtlasNode node)

Sets the first node.

Parameters:

node - DOCUMENT ME!

getEndA

public AtlasNode getEndA()

Returns the first node.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getEndB

public AtlasNode getEndB()

Returns the second node.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

setNodeB

public void setNodeB(AtlasNode node)

Sets the second node.

Parameters:

node - DOCUMENT ME!