SetEuroCode8

SetEuroCode8

Syntax

SapObject.SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetEuroCode8

VB6 Procedure

Function SetEuroCode8(ByVal Name As String, ByVal EuroCode8AG As Double, ByVal EuroCode8S As Long, ByVal EuroCode8n As Double, ByVal DampRatio As Double) As Long

Parameters

Name

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

EuroCode8AG

The design ground acceleration, Ag.

EuroCode8S

This is 1, 2 or 3, indicating the subsoil class.

1 = A

2 = B

3 = C

EuroCode8n

The damping correction factor, n, where n >= 0.7.

DampRatio

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

Remarks

This function defines a EuroCode8 response spectrum function.

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

VBA Example

Sub SetRSFuncEuroCode8()

'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 EuroCode8 RS function

ret = SapModel.Func.FuncRS.SetEuroCode8("RS-1", 0.3, 3, 1.2, 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

GetEuroCode8