From the Model ribbon, Setup tool group, click the Properties
tool.Figure 1.
Define the following properties.Figure 2. Create Property Entity Editor
Name
Enter a unique name.
ID
Enter a unique ID.
Card Image
A predefined type which describes the general form of the element that
the property can be applied to. The property type is chosen from the
Card Image drop-down menu.
Note: The property type
determines the property parameters so the Input button remains
inactive until a property type is selected.
Material
Assign material models to the property. The number of materials required
depends on the element cross-section. For example, a layered
cross-section can contain up to four materials. In these cases, you must
enter a material in the first data cell. A material may be chosen from
the drop-down menus located in the material field. These lists contain
all predefined models which apply to the current property type.
Type
Options based on the Card Image type selected.
The properties of an element describe its cross-section geometry. The properties
supported by SEAM are:
Structural Elements
Beam Section
rectangular
A solid beam or box channel with uniform thickness and
width.
circular
A solid beam or box channel with uniform thickness and
width.
open
Any configuration of a web and two perpendicular
flanges.
general
An irregular section area.
Pipe Section
circular
A tubular pipe with uniform inner and outer diameters.
thin wall
A pipe with thin walls defined by pipe diameter and
thickness.
irregular
A closed-cross section irregular structure defined by
circumference and thickness.
Plate Section
homogeneous
A single material with uniform thickness.
honeycomb
A honeycomb core sandwiched between two face sheets.
layered
Up to four layers of different materials, each with uniform
thickness.
stiffened
A face sheet with uniform stiffeners.
stiffmult
A plate described by a homogeneous thickness and a bending
stiffness multiplier.
general
An advanced option that describes a plate using a single
homogeneous thickness and independently-specified materials
for inplane, bending, and transverse shear to give the user
maximum control over the independent plate inplane and
bending subsystem properties.
freelayer
A plate with a single bonded damping treatment layer
described by a homogeneous plate thickness and a homogeneous
damping treatment layer thickness.
constlayer
A plate with a bonded damping treatment layer sandwiched
between the base plate and a stiff constraining layer
described by a homogeneous base plate thickness, a
homogeneous damping treatment layer thickness, and the
constraining layer thickness.
Shell Section
homogeneous
A single material with uniform thickness.
honeycomb
A honeycomb core sandwiched between two face sheets.
layered
Up to four layers of different materials, each with uniform
thickness.
stiffened
A face sheet with uniform stiffeners.
general
An advanced option that describes a shell using a single
homogeneous thickness and independently-specified materials
for inplane, bending, and transverse shear to give the user
maximum control over the independent shell inplane and
bending subsystem properties.
Acoustic Elements
Duct Section
rectangular
A cross-section with uniform thickness and width.
circular
A cross-section with uniform diameter.
irregular
Used to define a general cross-section whose shape cannot be
described accurately as either rectangular or circular.
Layer Section
homogeneous
A single material with uniform thickness.
layered
Up to four layers of different materials, each with uniform
thickness.
