CSEC4

Bulk Data Entry

CSEC4 – Quadrilateral Section Element

Description

Defines a 1st order, four-noded element used in the definition of arbitrary beam cross-sections.

Format

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
CSEC4	EID	PID	G1	G2	G3	G4

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
CSEC4	10	100	3	4	5	6

Field	Contents
EID	Element identification number. No default (Integer > 0)
PID	A PSEC section property entry identification number. Default = EID (Integer > 0)
G#	GRIDS section grid points identification number. No default (Integer > 0)

1.	Element identification numbers within a section definition must be unique with respect to all other element identification numbers within the same section definition.

2.	This entry is only valid when it appears between the BEGIN and END statements.