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NFIBERBEAM = Number of longitudinal fibres in the beam elements (the
maximum value for all the different groups of geometrical properties).
Different elements, truss elements.
One line added to series if truss elements are used.
‘TRUSS’, NTRUSS, NGEOTRUSS
NTRUSS = Number of TRUSS elements in the structure.
NGEOTRUSS = Number of different groups of geometrical properties.
Note:
One group of geometrical properties comprised elements that had the same materials, the
same cross sectional area and the same temperature history.
Different elements, shell elements sub-series.
One line, first line of four line sub-series.
‘SHELL’, NSHELL, NGEOSHELL
NSHELL = Number of SHELL elements in the structure.
NGEOSHELL = Number of different groups of geometrical properties.
Note:
One group of geometrical properties comprised elements that had the same materials, the
same thickness, the same reinforcing bars and the same temperature history.
Different elements, Shell elements sub-series shell thickness.
One line, second line of four line sub-series.
‘NGTHICK’, NGSHELLTHICK
NGSHELLTHICK = Number of points of integration on the thickness of the
elements. Cannot be less than 2 and cannot be more than 9.
Different elements, shell element sub-series rebar.
One line, fourth line of four line sub-series.
‘NREBARS’, NREBARS
NREBARS = Number of REBAR layers in the shell elements.
Last line of series.
"END_ELEM"
SERIES 14: The nodes.
One line, first line of multiple line series.
<A10>,[<A10>]
‘NODES’
or
‘NODES_CYL’
‘NODES_ CYL’ is used if the cylindrical system of co-ordinate is chosen instead
of the Cartesian system for the introduction of the co-ordinates of the
nodes. Cylindrical input are transformed for the internal solution process
by
(r,θ) => X = r cos(θ), Y = r sin(θ).
if NDIM = 2
(r,θ,Z) => X = r cos(θ), Y = r sin(θ), Z, if NDIM = 3
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