FormDiagram.create_arch

classmethod FormDiagram.create_arch(H=1.0, L=2.0, x0=0.0, n=100)

Construct a FormDiagram based on an arch linear discretisation by spacing the nodes of the form diagram following a projection in a semicircular arch.

Parameters:
Hfloat, optional

Height of the arch, by default 1.00

Lfloat, optional

Span of the arch, by default 2.00

x0float, optional

Initial coordiante of the arch, by default 0.0

nint, optional

Number of nodes to be considered in the form diagram, by default 100

Returns:
FormDiagram

The FormDiagram created.

Notes

All boundary vertices are considered as supported.