*SECTION TANGENT

Define the inclination of the tangent of the beam centerline with respect to the cross-section normal direction for 3-DOF warping elements.

This option is used in conjunction with the BEAM SECTION GENERATE option to define the inclination of the tangent of the beam centerline with respect to the cross-section normal direction. You use the BEAM SECTION GENERATE option to compute the properties for the specified beam elements. The beam centerline is the curve that connects the corner nodes of these beam elements.

This option is available only for use with 3-DOF warping elements. If this option is not used, Abaqus assumes the beam centerline tangent direction is parallel to the cross-section normal direction.

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See Also
*BEAM SECTION GENERATE
In Other Guides
Meshed Beam Cross-Sections

Products Abaqus/Standard

Type History data

LevelStep

There are no parameters associated with this option.

 

Data line to define the beam centerline tangent direction

First (and only) line

  1. First direction cosine of the beam centerline. The default is 0.

  2. Second direction cosine of the beam centerline. The default is 0.

  3. Third direction cosine of the beam centerline. The default is 0.