# PBARL

Bulk Data Entry Defines the properties of a simple beam (bar) by cross-sectional dimensions, which is used to create bar elements via the CBAR entry.

## Format

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PBARL PID MID GROUP TYPE/

NAME

ND
DIM1 DIM2 DIM3 DIM4 DIM5 DIM6 DIM7 DIM8
DIM9 etc NSM

## Example

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PBARL 12 7   BOX
10. 6. .5 .5

## Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
PID Unique simple beam property identification.
Integer
Specifies an identification number for this property.
<String>
Specifies a user-defined string label for this property. 2

No default (Integer > 0 or <String>)

MID Material identification. 1 2
Integer
Specifies a material identification number.
<String>
Specifies a user-defined material identification string.

No default (Integer > 0 or <String>)

GROUP Indicates if an arbitrary beam section definition is to be used. Refer to Arbitrary Beam Section Definition in the User Guide. If the value of this field is HYPRBEAM, the following field is NAME; otherwise it is TYPE.

Default = blank (blank or HYPRBEAM)

TYPE Cross-section type. When GROUP field is blank, this field is TYPE.
BAR
BOX
BOX1
CHAN
CHAN1
CHAN2
CROSS
H
HAT
I
I1
ROD
T
T1
T2
TUBE
Z
HEXA

No default

NAME Name of arbitrary beam section definition. Refer to Arbitrary Beam Section Definition in the User Guide. When the value of GROUP is HYPRBEAM, this field is NAME.

No default (Character string)

ND Number of dimensions used to specify the Cross-section shape. This is required when the value of the GROUP field is HYPRBEAM. ND represents the total number of dimensions used to define an Arbitrary Beam Section.

Default = blank

DIMi Cross-sectional dimensions.

No default (Real > 0.0)

NSM Nonstructural mass per unit length. NSM is specified after the last DIMi.

Default = 0.0 (Real)