Source code for pyfem.util.utilFunctions

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[docs] def macauley( x : float ) -> float: """ Function that performs the macaulay operation to a variable. The macaulay operation returns the exact same value when that value is positive and returns zero when the values is negative. Args: x (float): The input to the function Returns: float: The macauley value. """ if x >= 0.: return x else: return 0.
[docs] def sign( x : float ) -> float: """ Function that returns the sign of a value Args: x (float): The input to the function Returns: float: the sign (-1.0 or 1.0). """ if x < 0.: return -1.0 else: return 0.0