BSM1

BSM1, VAL1, VAL2, T
Specifies the bending curvature and moment relationship in plane XZ for beam sections.

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VAL1

Curvature component ().

VAL2

Bending moment component ().

T

Temperature.

Notes

The behavior of beam elements is governed by the generalized-stress/generalized-strain relationship of the form:

The BSM1 command, one of several nonlinear general beam section commands, specifies the bending curvature and moment for plane XZ of a beam section. The section data defined is associated with the section most recently defined (via the SECTYPE command).

Unspecified values default to zero, with the exception of temperature. If the temperature is unspecified, the values become temperature-independent.

Related commands are BSAX, BSM2, BSTQ, BSS1, BSS2, BSMD, and BSTE.

For complete information, see Using Nonlinear General Beam Sections in the Structural Analysis Guide .

Menu Paths

Main Menu>Preprocessor>Sections>Beam>NL Generalized