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NSM
NSM

Bulk Data Entry

NSM – Non-structural Mass per Unit Area or per Unit Length

Description

Defines non-structural mass per unit area or per unit length for a list of elements or properties.

Format

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
NSM	SID	TYPE	ID	VALUE	ID	VALUE	ID	VALUE

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
NSM	4	PSHELL	155	0.06

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
NSM	6	ELEMENT	12	0.03	13	0.03	14	0.03

Field	Contents
SID	Non-structural mass set identification number. No default (Integer > 0)
TYPE	This can be one of the properties PSHELL, PCOMP, PBAR, PBARL, PBEAM, PBEAML, PROD, CONROD, PSHEAR, or PTUBE, in which case the list of IDs will refer to properties of the stated type, or it can be ELEMENT, in which case the list is of individual element IDs of elements that can have NSM. It can also be of type ELSET, in which case, it is an element SET ID. No default (PSHELL, PCOMP, PBAR, PBARL, PBEAM, PBEAML, PROD, CONROD, PSHEAR, PTUBE, ELEMENT, or ELSET).
ID	Property, Element ID, or Element Set ID depending on the TYPE definition. No default (Integer > 0)
VALUE	Non-structural mass per unit area or per unit length. No default (Real)

Comments

1.	Refer to Non-structural Mass in the User's Guide for more information on the use of this card.

2.	Non-structural mass in this format must be selected by the NSM Subcase Information selector.

3.	The value of the non-structural mass does not change during Topology Optimization.

See Also:

Bulk Data Section

Guidelines for Bulk Data Entries

Bulk Data Entries by Function