The properties of a beam element are described below. This element may be used to model tapered beams.
- Cross Section Area
cross sectional area of the beam.
- Moment of Inertia (I1)
area moment of inertia for bending in plane 1 about the neutral axis.
- Moment of Inertia (I2)
area moment of inertia for bending in plane 2 about the neutral axis.
- Moment of Inertia (I12)
This value should be 0.0
- Torsional Constant (J)
is the torsional stiffness parameter.
- Normal X1
the normal value for the X direction.
- Normal X2
the normal value for the Y direction.
- Normal X3
the normal value for the Z direction.
- LS-DYNA Beam formulation
specifies the LS-DYNA Beam formulation.