public bool Equals(Material m)
{
if ((object)m == null)
return false;
return this.Name.Equals(m.Name, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase);
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialise a new material
/// </summary>
/// <param name="MaterialName">The name of the material to initialise</param>
/// <returns>The new material</returns>
private Material GetMaterial(string MaterialName)
{
Material newMaterial;
newMaterial = new Material(MaterialName);
dynamic elasticity = 0.0;
dynamic poisson = 0.0;
dynamic density = 0.0;
dynamic alpha = 0.0;
dynamic damping = 0.0;
this.Staad.Property.GetMaterialProperty(newMaterial.Name, ref elasticity, ref poisson, ref density, ref alpha, ref damping);
newMaterial.Elasticity = elasticity;
newMaterial.Poisson = poisson;
newMaterial.Density = density;
newMaterial.Alpha = alpha;
newMaterial.Damping = damping;
// assign the material to the correct beams
dynamic ids = new int[(int)this.Staad.Property.GetIsotropicMaterialAssignedBeamCount(newMaterial.Name)];
this.Staad.Property.GetIsotropicMaterialAssignedBeamList(newMaterial.Name, ref ids);
this.Beams.Where(o => ((int[])ids).Contains(o.ID)).ToList().ForEach(o => o.Material = newMaterial);
return newMaterial;
}