CSEC6

Bulk Data Entry Defines a planar, 2nd order, six-noded element used in the definition of arbitrary beam cross-sections.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CSEC6 EID PID G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CSEC6 10 100 3 4 5 6 7 8

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
EID Element identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)
PID A PSEC section property entry identification number.

Default = EID (Integer > 0)
G# GRIDS section grid points identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

Comments

  1. Element identification numbers within a section definition must be unique with respect to all other element identification numbers within the same section definition.
  2. Grid points G1 through G6 must be numbered as shown here:
    Figure 1.


  3. This entry is only valid when it appears between the BEGIN and END statements.