CSEC8

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

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CSEC8 EID PID G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6  
  G7 G8              

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
CSEC8 10 100 3 4 5 6 13 14  
  15 16              

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 G8 must be numbered as shown here:


    Figure 1.
  3. This entry is only valid when it appears between the BEGIN and END statements.