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Section Properties - Common

Input URI

{base url} + db/SECT



Active Methods

POST, GET, PUT, DELETE



JSON Schema

Details

{
    "SECT": {
        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "SECTTYPE": {
                "description": "Type",
                "type": "string"
            },
            "SECT_NAME": {
                "description": "SectName",
                "type": "string"
            },
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "description": "SectBefore",
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "OFFSET_PT": {
                        "description": "CardinalPoint",
                        "type": "string"
                    },
                    "OFFSET_CENTER": {
                        "description": "OffsetCenter",
                        "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "USER_OFFSET_REF": {
                        "description": "UserOffsetRef",
                        "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": {
                        "description": "HorizonoffsetOption",
                        "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": {
                        "description": "UserOffsetYI",
                        "type": "number"
                    },
                    "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": {
                        "description": "UserOffsetYJ",
                        "type": "number"
                    },
                    "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": {
                        "description": "VerticalOffsetOption",
                        "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": {
                        "description": "UserOffsetZI",
                        "type": "number"
                    },
                    "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": {
                        "description": "UserOffsetZJ",
                        "type": "number"
                    },
                    "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": {
                        "description": "UseConsiderShearDeform",
                        "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": {
                        "description": "UseConsiderWarpingEffect",
                        "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "SHAPE": {
                        "description": "Shape",
                        "type": "string"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


Examples

Offset : Left-Top

{
    "Assign": {
        "6001": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "LT_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "LT",
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6002": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "LT_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "LT",
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": 1.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": 1.2,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": 2.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": 2.2,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Center-Top

{
    "Assign": {
        "6003": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "CT_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "CT",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 0,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6004": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "CT_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "CT",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 1,
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": 2.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": 2.2,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Right-Top

{
    "Assign": {
        "6005": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "RT_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "RT",
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6006": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "RT_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "RT",
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": 1.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": 1.2,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": 2.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": 2.2,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Left-Center

{
    "Assign": {
        "6007": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "LC_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "LC",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 0,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6008": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "LC_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "LC",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 1,
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": 1.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": 1.2,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Center-Center

{
    "Assign": {
        "6009": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "CC_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "CC",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 0,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6010": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "CC_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "CC",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 1,
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Right-Center

{
    "Assign": {
        "6011": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "RC_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "RC",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 0,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6012": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "RC_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "RC",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 1,
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": 1.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": 1.2,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Left-Bottom

{
    "Assign": {
        "6013": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "LB_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "LB",
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6014": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "LB_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "LB",
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": 1.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": 1.2,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": 2.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": 2.2,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Center-Bottom

{
    "Assign": {
        "6015": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "CB_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "CB",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 0,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6016": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "CB_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "CB",
                "OFFSET_CENTER": 1,
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": 2.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": 2.2,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}

Offset : Right-Bottom

{
    "Assign": {
        "6017": {
            "SECTTYPE": "DBUSER",
            "SECT_NAME": "RB_Const",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "RB",
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 0,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": false,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": false,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "DATATYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                }
            }
        },
        "6018": {
            "SECTTYPE": "TAPERED",
            "SECT_NAME": "RB_Tapared",
            "SECT_BEFORE": {
                "OFFSET_PT": "RB",
                "USER_OFFSET_REF": 1,
                "HORZ_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YI": 1.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ": 1.2,
                "VERT_OFFSET_OPT": 1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI": 2.1,
                "USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ": 2.2,
                "USE_SHEAR_DEFORM": true,
                "USE_WARPING_EFFECT": true,
                "SHAPE": "SB",
                "TYPE": 2,
                "SECT_I": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "SECT_J": {
                    "vSIZE": [
                        1,
                        1
                    ]
                },
                "Y_VAR": 1,
                "Z_VAR": 1
            }
        }
    }
}


Specifications

No. Description Key Value Type Default Required

1

Section Data Type ¹⁾

"SECTTYPE"

String

-

Required

2

Section Name

"SECT_NAME"

String

-

Required

3

Section Data - Before

"SECT_BEFORE"

Object

-

Required

(1)

Section Shape ²⁾

"SHAPE"

String

-

Required

Offset Setting ³⁾

(2)

Offset Direction

"OFFSET_PT"

String

"CC"

Optional

(3)

Center Location

 • Centroid: 0

 • Center of Section: 1

"OFFSET_CENTER"

Integer

0

Optional

(4)

Horizontal Offset Option

 • to Extreme Fiber: 0

 • User: 1

"HORZ_OFFSET_OPT"

Integer

0

Optional

(5)

Horizontal Offset Value for I

 • for User Type

"USERDEF_OFFSET_YI"

Number

0

Optional

(6)

Horizontal Offset Value for J

 • for User Type and Tapered Section

"USERDEF_OFFSET_YJ"

Number

0

Optional

(7)

Vertical Offset Option

 • to Extreme Fiber: 0

 • User: 1

"VERT_OFFSET_OPT"

Integer

0

Optional

(8)

Vertical Offset Value for I

 • for User Type

"USERDEF_OFFSET_ZI"

Number

0

Optional

(9)

Vertical Offset Value for J

 • for User Type and Tapered Section

"USERDEF_OFFSET_ZJ"

Number

0

Optional

(10)

User Type Offset Reference Position

 • Centroid: 0

 • Extreme Fiber(s): 1

"USER_OFFSET_REF"

Integer

0

Optional

Additional Option

(9)

Consider Shear Deformation

"USE_SHEAR_DEFORM"

Boolean

false

Optional

(10)

Consider Warping Effect

"USE_WARPING_EFFECT"

Boolean

false

Optional



¹⁾ Section Type

Section Data Type

"SECTTYPE"

DB/User

"DBUSER"

Value

"VALUE"

SRC

"SRC"

Combined

"COMBINED"

PSC

"PSC"

Tapered

"TAPERED"

Steel & PSC Composite

"COMPOSITE"

Steel Girder

"SOD"



²⁾ Shape Type

Shape Type

"SHAPE"

Shape Type

"SHAPE"

DB/User

Combined

Angle

"L"

2H Combined Shape

"2H"

Channel

"C"

H-C Combined Shape

"HC1"

H-Section

"H"

H-C Combined Shape2

"HC2"

T-Section

"T"

H-T Combined Shape

"HT"

Box

"B"

2T (Web Opened H)

"2T1"

Pipe

"P"

2T (Web Opened H) 2

"2T2"

Double Angle

"2L"

H - Shape with 2T or Web

"H2T"

Star-Battened Angle

"CL"

Web Opened H with Stiffener

"WOH"

Double Channel

"2C"

2C with Web Plate1

"2CW1"

Solid Rectangle

"SB"

2C with Web Plate2

"2CW2"

Solid Round

"SR"

C with Web Plate1

"1CW1"

Octagon

"OCT"

C with Web Plate2

"1CW2"

Solid Octagon

"SOCT"

4-Angle

"4L"

R-Octagon

"ROCT"

H-shape with Plate

"HP"

Track

"TRK"

Tapered

Solid Track

"STRK"

Angle

"L"

Half Track

"HTRK"

Channel

"C"

Cold Formed Channel

"CC"

H-Section

"H"

Z-Section

"Z"

T-Section

"T"

Upright

"UP"

Box

"B"

U-RIB

"URIB"

Pipe

"P"

Box with Stiffener

"BSTF"

Double Angle

"2L"

Pipe with Stiffener

"PSTF"

Double Channel

"2C"

Invert-T Section

"UDT"

Solid Rectangle

"SB"

Value

Solid Round

"SR"

Angle

"L"

Octagon

"OCT"

Channel

"C"

Solid Octagon

"SOCT"

H-Section

"H"

Track

"TRK"

T-Section

"T"

Solid Track

"STRK"

Box

"B"

Half Track

"HTRK"

Pipe

"P"

General Section

"GEN"

Double Angle

"2L"

PSC-1CELL

"1CEL"

Double Channel

"2C"

PSC-2CELL

"2CEL"

Solid Rectangle

"SB"

PSC-3CELL

"3CEL"

Solid Round

"SR"

PSC-nCELL

"NCEL"

Octagon

"OCT"

PSC-nCELL2

"NCE2"

Solid Octagon

"SOCT"

PSC-MID

"PSCM"

R-Octagon

"ROCT"

PSC-I

"PSCI"

Track

"TRK"

PSC-HALF

"PSCH"

Solid Track

"STRK"

PSC-TEE

"PSCT"

Half Track

"HTRK"

PSC-PLAT

"PSCB"

General

"GEN"

PSC-VALUE

"VALU"

SRC

PSC-CMPWEB

"CMPW"

Rect-Box-Open

"RBO"

Composite Steel-Box (Type1)

"CP_B"

Rect-Box-Close

"RBC"

Composite Steel-I (Type1)

"CP_I"

Rect-Pipe-Open

"RPO"

Composite Steel_Tub (Type1)

"CP_T"

Rect-Pipe-Close

"RPC"

Composite Steel-Box (Type2)

"CSGB"

Circle-Box-Open

"CBO"

Composite Steel-I (Type2)

"CSGI"

Circle-Box-Close

"CBC"

Composite Steel_Tub (Type2)

"CSGT"

Circle-Pipe-Open

"CPO"

Composite PSC-I

"CPCI"

Circle-Pipe-Close

"CPC"

Composite PSC-T

"CPCT"

SRC-Box

"EBC"

Composite General Section

"CP_G"

SRC-Pipe

"EPC"

Steel Girder Box

"STLB"

Rect-HBeam

"RHB"

Steel Girder I

"STLI"

Circle-HBeam

"CHB"

PSC

Rect-Cross H

"RH2T"

PSC-1CELL

"1CEL"

Rect-Combined T

"RHT"

PSC-2CELL

"2CEL"

SRC-Box-Stiffener

"SBSF"

PSC-3CELL

"3CEL"

SRC-Pipe-Stiffener

"SPSF"

PSC-nCELL

"NCEL"

Steel & PSC Composite

PSC-nCELL2

"NCEL2"

Steel-Box / Steel-Box (Type1)

"B"

PSC-MID

"PSCM"

Steel-I / Steel-I (Type1)

"I"

PSC-I

"PSCI"

Steel-Tub / Steel-Tub (Type1)

"Tub"

PSC-HALF

"PSCH"

Composite Steel-Box (Type2)

"GB"

PSC-TEE

"PSCT"

Composite Steel-I (Type2)

"GI"

PSC-PLAT

"PSCB"

Composite Steel_Tub (Type2)

"GT"

PSC-Value

"VALU"

Composite-I

"CI"

PSC-CMPWEB

"CMPW"

Composite-T

"CT"

Steel Girder

Composite-PSC

"PC"

Steel Girder Box

"STLB"

Composite-General

"CP_G"

Steel Girder I

"STLI"



³⁾ Change Offset

The usage of input data related to the offset is determined by the direction and conditions of the offset.

Offset Direction

"OFFSET_PT"

"OFFSET_CENTER"

“HORZ_OFFSET_OPT”

“VERT_OFFSET_OPT”

Left-Top

"LT"

-

O

O

Center-Top

"CT"

O

-

O

Right-Top

"RT"

-

O

O

Left-Center

"LC"

O

O

-

Center-Center

"CC"

O

-

-

Right-Center

"RC"

O

O

-

Left-Bottom

"LB"

-

O

O

Center-Bottom

"CB"

O

-

O

Right-Bottom

"RB"

-

O

O



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