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~BMSHPRO

 

~BMSHPRO, NSET, PrLab, USECI, USECJ, USECK, USECL, ENAME, UMBP, KEYOFF, EFS, Name

Defines a beam and shell property set

PREP7: Beam & Shell Prop.

NSET

Set identification number (arbitrary).

PrLab

Identifying label of the property to define:

BEAM	Beam property.
SHELL	Shell property.

USECI

Number of I section.

USECJ

Number of J section (by default USECJ = USECI).

USECK

Number of K section (by default USECK = USECI).

USECL

Number of L section (by default USECL = USECI).

ENAME

Element type for which real constants are defined in ANSYS.

UMBP

Number of member property.

KEYOFF

Cross section offset. Valid values are:

BEAM	0	Nodes in centre of gravity. Default value.
	1	Nodes in the origin of the coordinate system.
	2	Position of nodes defined by the user.
	3	Nodes at shear center.
SHELL	0	Position of nodes defined by the user. Default value.
	1	Nodes in the top.
	2	Nodes in the bottom.

EFS

Elastic Foundation Stiffness or Ballast module (only valid for SHELL63).

Name

Set identification name (32 characters maximum).

Notes

- USECK and USECL fields are only valid for the definition of shell properties (PrLab= SHELL). In case of definition of beam properties (PrLab= BEAM) these fields are ignored.

- KEYOFF field is valid for all beam elements and for shell181 or shell281 elements.

Menu Paths

Main Menu > CIVIL Preprocessor > Beam&Shell Properties > New Beam

Main Menu > CIVIL Preprocessor > Beam&Shell Properties > New Shell

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