ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 407)

*SHEAR CENTER
18.10 *SHEAR CENTER: Define the position of the shear center of a beam section.
This option can be used only in conjunction with the *BEAM GENERAL SECTION, SECTION=GENERAL
or the *BEAM GENERAL SECTION, SECTION=MESHED option. It is used to define the position of the
shear center of the section with respect to the local (1, 2) axis system.
Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/Explicit
Type: Model data
Level: Part, Part instance
References:
•
“Using a general beam section to define the section behavior,” Section 23.3.7 of the ABAQUS Analysis
User’s Manual
•
*BEAM GENERAL SECTION
•
“Meshed beam cross-sections,” Section 10.4.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
There are no parameters associated with this option.
Data line to define the shear center:
First (and only) line:
1. Local -coordinate of shear center, . The default is 0.
2. Local -coordinate of shear center, . The default is 0.
18.10–1
ABAQUS Version 6.1 Module: ID:
Printed on: