ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 421)

*SHELL SECTION
18.15 *SHELL SECTION: Specify a shell cross-section.
This option is used to specify a shell cross-section.
Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/Explicit
Type: Model data
Level: Part, Part instance
References:
•
“Shell elements: overview,” Section 23.6.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
•
“Using a shell section integrated during the analysis to define the section behavior,” Section 23.6.5 of
the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
Required parameter:
ELSET
Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the shell elements for which the
section behavior is being defined.
Required, mutually exclusive parameters:
COMPOSITE
Include this parameter if the shell is made up of several layers of material.
MATERIAL
Set this parameter equal to the name of the material of which the shell is made.
Optional parameters:
CONTROLS
In an ABAQUS/Explicit analysis, set this parameter equal to the name of a section controls
definition (see “Section controls,” Section 21.1.4 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual) to
be used to specify the second-order accurate element formulation option, a nondefault hourglass
control formulation option, or scale factors.
In an ABAQUS/Standard analysis, set this parameter equal to the name of a section
controls definition to be used to specify the enhanced hourglass control formulation (see “Section
controls,” Section 21.1.4 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual) or to be used in a subsequent
ABAQUS/Explicit import analysis.
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