@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ def __init__(
7373 Args:
7474 geometry: Cross-section geometry object used to generate the mesh
7575 time_info: If set to True, a detailed description of the computation and the
76- time cost is printed to the terminal for every computation performed
76+ time cost is printed to the terminal for every computation performed.
77+ Defaults to ``False``.
7778
7879 Raises:
7980 ValueError: If geometry does not contain a mesh
@@ -301,7 +302,8 @@ def calculate_warping_properties(
301302
302303 Args:
303304 solver_type: Solver used for solving systems of linear equations, either
304- using the ``"direct"`` method or ``"cgs"`` iterative method
305+ using the ``"direct"`` method or ``"cgs"`` iterative method. Defaults to
306+ ``"direct"``.
305307
306308 Raises:
307309 RuntimeError: If the geometric properties have not been calculated prior to
@@ -811,7 +813,8 @@ def calculate_frame_properties(
811813
812814 Args:
813815 solver_type: Solver used for solving systems of linear equations, either
814- using the ``"direct"`` method or ``"cgs"`` iterative method
816+ using the ``"direct"`` method or ``"cgs"`` iterative method. Defaults to
817+ ``"direct"``.
815818
816819 Returns:
817820 Cross-section properties to be used for a frame analysis (``area``, ``ixx``,
@@ -1095,7 +1098,7 @@ def calculate_plastic_properties(
10951098
10961099 Args:
10971100 verbose: If set to True, the number of iterations required for each plastic
1098- axis is printed to the terminal.
1101+ axis is printed to the terminal. Defaults to ``False``.
10991102
11001103 Raises:
11011104 RuntimeError: If the geometric properties have not been calculated prior to
@@ -1185,14 +1188,14 @@ def calculate_stress(
11851188 post-processing of the stress results.
11861189
11871190 Args:
1188- n: Axial force
1189- vx: Shear force acting in the x-direction
1190- vy: Shear force acting in the y-direction
1191- mxx: Bending moment about the centroidal xx-axis
1192- myy: Bending moment about the centroidal yy-axis
1193- m11: Bending moment about the centroidal 11-axis
1194- m22: Bending moment about the centroidal 22-axis
1195- mzz: Torsion moment about the centroidal zz-axis
1191+ n: Axial force. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1192+ vx: Shear force acting in the x-direction. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1193+ vy: Shear force acting in the y-direction. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1194+ mxx: Bending moment about the centroidal xx-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1195+ myy: Bending moment about the centroidal yy-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1196+ m11: Bending moment about the centroidal 11-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1197+ m22: Bending moment about the centroidal 22-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
1198+ mzz: Torsion moment about the centroidal zz-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
11961199
11971200 Returns:
11981201 Object for post-processing cross-section stresses
@@ -1475,11 +1478,13 @@ def plot_mesh(
14751478 r"""Plots the finite element mesh.
14761479
14771480 Args:
1478- alpha: Transparency of the mesh outlines: :math:`0 \leq \alpha \leq 1`
1481+ alpha: Transparency of the mesh outlines: :math:`0 \leq \alpha \leq 1`.
1482+ Defaults to ``0.5``.
14791483 materials: If set to True shades the elements with the specified material
1480- colors
1481- mask: Mask array, of length ``num_nodes``, to mask out triangles
1482- title: Plot title
1484+ colors. Defaults to ``True``.
1485+ mask: Mask array, of length ``num_nodes``, to mask out triangles. Defaults
1486+ to ``None``.
1487+ title: Plot title. Defaults to ``"Finite Element Mesh"``.
14831488 kwargs: Passed to :func:`~sectionproperties.post.post.plotting_context`
14841489
14851490 Returns:
@@ -1594,8 +1599,9 @@ def plot_centroids(
15941599 principal axis, if they have been calculated, on top of the finite element mesh.
15951600
15961601 Args:
1597- alpha: Transparency of the mesh outlines: :math:`0 \leq \alpha \leq 1`
1598- title: Plot title
1602+ alpha: Transparency of the mesh outlines: :math:`0 \leq \alpha \leq 1`.
1603+ Defaults to ``0.5``.
1604+ title: Plot title. Defaults to ``"Centroids"``.
15991605 kwargs: Passed to :func:`~sectionproperties.post.post.plotting_context`
16001606
16011607 Returns:
@@ -1708,11 +1714,13 @@ def plot_warping_function(
17081714 r"""Plots the warping function over the mesh.
17091715
17101716 Args:
1711- title: Plot title
1712- level: Number of contour levels
1713- cmap: Colormap
1714- with_lines: If set to True, contour lines are displayed
1715- alpha: Transparency of the mesh outlines: :math:`0 \leq \alpha \leq 1`
1717+ title: Plot title. Defaults to ``"Warping Function"``.
1718+ level: Number of contour levels. Defaults to ``20``.
1719+ cmap: Colormap. Defaults to ``"viridis"``.
1720+ alpha: Transparency of the mesh outlines: :math:`0 \leq \alpha \leq 1`.
1721+ Defaults to ``0.2``.
1722+ with_lines: If set to True, contour lines are displayed. Defaults to
1723+ ``True``.
17161724 kwargs: Passed to :func:`~sectionproperties.post.post.plotting_context`
17171725
17181726 Raises:
@@ -1783,7 +1791,7 @@ def display_results(
17831791
17841792 Args:
17851793 fmt: Number formatting string, see
1786- https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html
1794+ https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html. Defaults to ``"8.6e"``.
17871795 """
17881796 post .print_results (section = self , fmt = fmt )
17891797
@@ -1873,7 +1881,7 @@ def get_mass(self) -> float:
18731881
18741882 def get_ea (
18751883 self ,
1876- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
1884+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
18771885 ) -> float :
18781886 """Returns the cross-section axial rigidity.
18791887
@@ -1885,7 +1893,7 @@ def get_ea(
18851893
18861894 Args:
18871895 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
1888- the results
1896+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
18891897
18901898 Returns:
18911899 Modulus weighted area (axial rigidity)
@@ -1935,7 +1943,7 @@ def get_q(self) -> tuple[float, float]:
19351943
19361944 def get_eq (
19371945 self ,
1938- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
1946+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
19391947 ) -> tuple [float , float ]:
19401948 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section first moments of area.
19411949
@@ -1947,7 +1955,7 @@ def get_eq(
19471955
19481956 Args:
19491957 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
1950- the results
1958+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
19511959
19521960 Returns:
19531961 Modulus-weighted first moments of area about the global axis (``e.qx``,
@@ -2007,7 +2015,7 @@ def get_ig(self) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
20072015
20082016 def get_eig (
20092017 self ,
2010- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2018+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
20112019 ) -> tuple [float , float , float ]:
20122020 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section global second moments of area.
20132021
@@ -2019,7 +2027,7 @@ def get_eig(
20192027
20202028 Args:
20212029 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2022- the results
2030+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
20232031
20242032 Returns:
20252033 Modulus weighted second moments of area about the global axis (``e.ixx_g``,
@@ -2102,7 +2110,7 @@ def get_ic(self) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
21022110
21032111 def get_eic (
21042112 self ,
2105- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2113+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
21062114 ) -> tuple [float , float , float ]:
21072115 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section centroidal second moments of area.
21082116
@@ -2114,7 +2122,7 @@ def get_eic(
21142122
21152123 Args:
21162124 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2117- the results
2125+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
21182126
21192127 Returns:
21202128 Modulus weighted second moments of area about the centroidal axis
@@ -2184,7 +2192,7 @@ def get_z(self) -> tuple[float, float, float, float]:
21842192
21852193 def get_ez (
21862194 self ,
2187- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2195+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
21882196 ) -> tuple [float , float , float , float ]:
21892197 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section centroidal elastic section moduli.
21902198
@@ -2196,7 +2204,7 @@ def get_ez(
21962204
21972205 Args:
21982206 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2199- the results
2207+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
22002208
22012209 Returns:
22022210 Modulus weighted elastic section moduli about the centroidal axis with
@@ -2273,7 +2281,7 @@ def get_ip(self) -> tuple[float, float]:
22732281
22742282 def get_eip (
22752283 self ,
2276- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2284+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
22772285 ) -> tuple [float , float ]:
22782286 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section principal second moments of area.
22792287
@@ -2285,7 +2293,7 @@ def get_eip(
22852293
22862294 Args:
22872295 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2288- the results
2296+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
22892297
22902298 Returns:
22912299 Modulus weighted second moments of area about the principal axis
@@ -2362,7 +2370,7 @@ def get_zp(self) -> tuple[float, float, float, float]:
23622370
23632371 def get_ezp (
23642372 self ,
2365- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2373+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
23662374 ) -> tuple [float , float , float , float ]:
23672375 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section principal elastic section moduli.
23682376
@@ -2374,7 +2382,7 @@ def get_ezp(
23742382
23752383 Args:
23762384 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2377- the results
2385+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
23782386
23792387 Returns:
23802388 Modulus weighted elastic section moduli about the principal axis with
@@ -2523,7 +2531,7 @@ def get_j(self) -> float:
25232531
25242532 def get_ej (
25252533 self ,
2526- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2534+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
25272535 ) -> float :
25282536 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section St Venant torsion constant.
25292537
@@ -2535,7 +2543,7 @@ def get_ej(
25352543
25362544 Args:
25372545 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2538- the results
2546+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
25392547
25402548 Returns:
25412549 Modulus weighted St. Venant torsion constant
@@ -2649,7 +2657,7 @@ def get_gamma(self) -> float:
26492657
26502658 def get_egamma (
26512659 self ,
2652- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2660+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
26532661 ) -> float :
26542662 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section warping constant.
26552663
@@ -2661,7 +2669,7 @@ def get_egamma(
26612669
26622670 Args:
26632671 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2664- the results
2672+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
26652673
26662674 Returns:
26672675 Modulus weighted warping constant
@@ -2711,7 +2719,7 @@ def get_as(self) -> tuple[float, float]:
27112719
27122720 def get_eas (
27132721 self ,
2714- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2722+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
27152723 ) -> tuple [float , float ]:
27162724 """Returns modulus-weighted the cross-section centroidal axis shear area.
27172725
@@ -2723,7 +2731,7 @@ def get_eas(
27232731
27242732 Args:
27252733 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2726- the results
2734+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
27272735
27282736 Returns:
27292737 Modulus weighted shear area for loading about the centroidal axis
@@ -2776,7 +2784,7 @@ def get_as_p(self) -> tuple[float, float]:
27762784
27772785 def get_eas_p (
27782786 self ,
2779- e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1 ,
2787+ e_ref : float | pre .Material = 1.0 ,
27802788 ) -> tuple [float , float ]:
27812789 """Returns the modulus-weighted cross-section princicpal axis shear area.
27822790
@@ -2788,7 +2796,7 @@ def get_eas_p(
27882796
27892797 Args:
27902798 e_ref: Reference elastic modulus or material property by which to transform
2791- the results
2799+ the results. Defaults to ``1.0``.
27922800
27932801 Returns:
27942802 Modulus weighted shear area for loading about the princicpal bending axis
@@ -3118,17 +3126,18 @@ def get_stress_at_points(
31183126 Args:
31193127 pts: A list of points ``[(x, y), ..., ]``
31203128 n: Axial force
3121- mxx: Bending moment about the centroidal xx-axis
3122- myy: Bending moment about the centroidal yy-axis
3123- m11: Bending moment about the centroidal 11-axis
3124- m22: Bending moment about the centroidal 22-axis
3125- mzz: Torsion moment about the centroidal zz-axis
3126- vx: Shear force acting in the x-direction
3127- vy: Shear force acting in the y-direction
3129+ mxx: Bending moment about the centroidal xx-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
3130+ myy: Bending moment about the centroidal yy-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
3131+ m11: Bending moment about the centroidal 11-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
3132+ m22: Bending moment about the centroidal 22-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
3133+ mzz: Torsion moment about the centroidal zz-axis. Defaults to ``0.0``.
3134+ vx: Shear force acting in the x-direction. Defaults to ``0.0``.
3135+ vy: Shear force acting in the y-direction. Defaults to ``0.0``.
31283136 agg_func: A function that aggregates the stresses if the point is shared by
31293137 several elements. If the point, ``pt``, is shared by several elements
31303138 (e.g. if it is a node or on an edge), the stresses are retrieved from
3131- each element and combined according to this function.
3139+ each element and combined according to this function. Defaults to
3140+ ``np.average``.
31323141
31333142 Raises:
31343143 RuntimeError: If a warping analysis has not been carried out and a shear
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