PSEAM

Bulk Data Entry Define properties of connector (CSEAM) elements.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
PSEAM PID MID TYPE W T

Example

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
PSEAM 30 2 LINE 0.8

Description

Field Contents SI Unit Example
PID Property identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

MID Material identification number of only MAT1 or MAT9 entries. Used to calculate the stiffness of the connector (the fictitious CHEXA).

No default (Integer > 0)

TYPE Type of seam weld generated.

Default = LINE (Character)

W Width of the seam weld. 1

No default (Real > 0)

T Thickness of the seam weld. If blank, the thickness of this seam weld will be calculated as the averaged thickness of Shell A and B.

No default (Real > 0)

Comments

  1. The distance between GS and GE is the length of the element. The width of the seam weld is measured perpendicular to the length and lies in the plane of Shell A or B.
    Figure 1.


  2. This card is represented as a property in HyperMesh.