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PSEAM – CSEAM Element Property

Description

Define properties of connector (CSEAM) elements.

Format

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PSEAM

PID

MID

TYPE

W

T

 

 

 

 

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PSEAM

30

2

LINE

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

Field

Contents

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. See comment 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. See figure below.

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

See Also:

Bulk Data Section

Guidelines for Bulk Data Entries

Bulk Data Entries by Function

The Input File