SetAASHTO2006

SetAASHTO2006

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetAASHTO2006

VB6 Procedure

Function SetAASHTO2006(ByVal Name As String, ByVal AASHTO2006A As Double, ByVal AASHTO2006SoilProfileType As Long, ByVal DampRatio As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

AASHTO2006A

The acceleration coefficient, A.

AASHTO2006SoilProfileType

This is 1, 2, 3 or 4, indicating the soil profile type.

1 = I

2 = II

3 = III

4 = IV

DampRatio

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

Remarks

This function defines an AASHTO2006 response spectrum function.

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

VBA Example

Sub SetRSFuncAASHTO2006()

'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 AASHTO2006 RS function

ret = SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetAASHTO2006("RS-1", 0.3, 4, 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

GetAASHTO2006