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Beam element model
Category: Model building - Tower & support structure

Problem

Is it possible to choose the kind of beam model to use for the support structure members (Euler-Bernouilli type versus Timoshenko type)? 

Solution

No, the only beam element available is Timoshenko beams. 





Keywords Beam; Model; Thimoshenko; Euler; Bernoulli