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Add docs warnings to plastic and stress analyses
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.. note:: A geometric analysis must be performed on the Section object before
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a plastic analysis is carried out.
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.. warning:: The plastic analysis in *sectionproperties* assumes all materials are
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able to reach their yield stress defined in the material properties. Care should be
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taken if analysing materials or cross-sections exhibiting non-linear behaviour, e.g.
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reinforced concrete or non-compact steel sections.
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.. automethod:: sectionproperties.analysis.section.Section.calculate_plastic_properties
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.. note:: A geometric and warping analysis must be performed on the Section
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object before a stress analysis is carried out.
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.. warning:: The stress analysis in *sectionproperties* is linear-elastic and does not
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account for the yielding of materials or any non-linearities.
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.. automethod:: sectionproperties.analysis.section.Section.calculate_stress
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