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GetEffectiveTension

Purpose

This function retrieves the effective tension in an element at a particular time step.

Syntax

GetEffectiveTension (string DatabaseName, int TimeIndex, int ElementIndex, intLocalNodeNo)

Parameters

DatabaseName (character string). The full path name to the relevant database.

TimeIndex (integer). The relevant time index.

ElementIndex (integer). The relevant element index.

LocalNodeNo (integer). The relevant local node number (1 to 3).

Error Codes

-9999998 (if the specified database is invalid)

-9999999 (if the requested value cannot be retrieved from the database)