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!SECTION¶
Definition of a section
1st line
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
TYPE |
Section type (required) |
EGRP |
Element group name (required) |
MATERIAL |
User-defined material name (required) |
SECOPT |
Auxiliary parameter for the element type (optional; defaults to 0 if omitted) |
INPUT |
External file name (optional) |
| Parameter Name | Parameter Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
TYPE |
SOLID |
Rod, triangular, quadrilateral, tetrahedral, prism, and hexahedral elements |
SHELL |
Shell element | |
BEAM |
Beam element | |
INTERFACE |
Interface element | |
EGRP |
<egrp> | Element group name |
MATERIAL |
<material > | User-defined material name |
SECOPT |
<secopt> | = 0: unspecified, plane stress = 1: plane strain = 2: axisymmetric =10: 0 + reduced-order integration =11: 1 + reduced-order integration =12: 2 + reduced-order integration |
INPUT |
<filename> | External file name (optional); may also be used together with the 2nd and subsequent lines |
2nd and subsequent lines
For 【TYPE=SOLID】
| Parameter Name | Attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|
THICKNESS |
R | Cross-sectional area for a truss element (required) |
For TYPE=SOLID, THICKNESS may be omitted.
For 【TYPE=SHELL】
| Parameter Name | Attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|
THICKNESS |
R | Shell-section thickness |
INTEGPOINTS |
I | Integration points through the shell-section thickness |
For 【TYPE=BEAM】
| Parameter Name | Attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vx,vy,vz | R | Reference-axis direction |
| area | R | Cross-sectional area |
| Iyy, Izz | R | Second moment of area |
| Jx | R | Torsional constant |
For 【TYPE=INTERFACE】
| Parameter Name | Attribute | Description |
|---|---|---|
THICKNESS |
R | Section thickness |
GAPCON |
R | Gap heat-transfer coefficient (0 if omitted) |
GAPRAD1 |
R | Gap radiative heat-transfer coefficient 1 (0 if omitted) |
GAPRAD2 |
R | Gap radiative heat-transfer coefficient 2 (0 if omitted) |
Notes
- An error occurs if the
TYPEparameter is inconsistent with the element type. - An error occurs if any element has no
SECTIONinformation. - An error occurs if section names are duplicated.
Example