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Universal File Dataset Number 776
Name: Beam Cross Section PropertiesStatus: CurrentOwner: SimulationRevision Date: 01-MAR-1998-----------------------------------------------------------------------Record 1: FORMAT(3I10) Field 1 Cross section tag Field 2 Cross section shape = 0 for keyed properties = 1 for rectangle = 2 for box = 3 for circular = 4 for pipe = 5 for circular tube = 6 for rectangular tube = 7 for channel = 8 for angle = 9 for zee = 10 for hat = 11 for tee = 12 for wide flange = 13 for polygon = 999 for general shape defined by geometry Field 3 Cross section variance = 0 if a standard shape from dimensions = 11 if standard shape from AISC 8th table = 12 if standard shape from AISC 9th table = 13 if standard shape from JIS 1977 table = 14 if standard shape from BS 5950 1985 table = 15 if standard shape from TradeARBED table = 99 if standard shape from user tableRecord 2: FORMAT(20A2) Field 1 Cross section nameRecord 3: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Dimension 1 Field 2 Dimension 2 Field 3 Dimension 3 Field 4 Dimension 4 Field 5 Dimension 5 Field 6 Dimension 6Record 4: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Dimension 7 Field 2 Dimension 8 Field 3 Dimension 9 Field 4 Dimension 10 Shape # Cross Section Dimensions ------- ------------------------ 1 For Rectangle: Dimen(1) = Base Dimen(2) = Height 2 For Box: Dimen(1) = Base Dimen(2) = Height Dimen(3) = Top/bottom thickness Dimen(4) = Side thickness 3 For Circular: Dimen(1) = O.D. Dimen(2) = I.D. 4 For Pipe: Dimen(1) = O.D. Dimen(2) = Thickness 5 For Circular Tube: Dimen(1) = O.D. Dimen(2) = Thickness 6 For Rectangular Tube: Dimen(1) = Base Dimen(2) = Height Dimen(3) = Thickness Dimen(4) = Corner radius 7 For Channel: Dimen(1) = Height Dimen(2) = Width Dimen(3) = Thickness of flange Dimen(4) = Thickness of web Dimen(5) = Fillet radius Dimen(6) = Corner radius Dimen(7) = Flange slope 8 For Angle: Dimen(1) = Horizontal leg Dimen(2) = Vertical leg Dimen(3) = Horizontal leg thickness Dimen(4) = Vertical leg thickness Dimen(5) = Fillet radius Dimen(6) = Corner radius 9 For Zee: Dimen(1) = Height Dimen(2) = Width Dimen(3) = Thickness of flange Dimen(4) = Thickness of web Dimen(5) = Fillet radius 10 For Hat: Dimen(1) = Overall height Dimen(2) = Width Dimen(3) = Hat height Dimen(4) = Hat height at base Dimen(5) = Hat thickness Dimen(6) = Base thickness 11 For Tee: Dimen(1) = Height Dimen(2) = Width Dimen(3) = Thickness of flange Dimen(4) = Thickness of web Dimen(5) = Fillet radius Dimen(6) = Corner radius 12 For Wide Flange: Dimen(1) = Height Dimen(2) = Top flange width Dimen(3) = Thickness of top flange Dimen(4) = Thickness of web Dimen(5) = Bottom flange width Dimen(6) = Thickness of bottom flange Dimen(7) = Fillet radius Dimen(8) = Corner radius Dimen(9) = Flange slope Dimen(10) = 1 if symmetric = 0 if not symmetric 13 For Polygon: Dimen(1) = Number of sides Dimen(2) = Length of side Dimen(3) = Height Dimen(4) = ThicknessNote: For keyin data and general shapes all dimensions will be zero.Record 5: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Area Field 2 Moment of inertia about Y axis Field 3 Moment if inertia about Z axis Field 4 Shear ratio in Y direction Field 5 Shear ratio in Z direction Field 6 Torsional constantRecord 6: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Warping constant Field 2 Warping restraint factor Field 3 Eccentricity in Y direction Field 4 Eccentricity in Z direction Field 5 Plastic modulus about Y Field 6 Plastic modulus about ZRecord 7: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Plastic modulus in torsion Field 2 Offset rotation angle Field 3 Rt (radius of gyration of one flange and 1/3 web - wide flange and tee only) Field 4 Perimeter Field 5 Centroid X location from lower left hand corner Field 6 Centroid Y location from lower left hand corner Note: Stress values in records 8-10 are only used for keyin and standard sectionsRecord 8: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Stress value Cy at point 1 Field 2 Stress value Cz at point 1 Field 3 Stress value Reff at point 1 Field 4 Stress value Cy at point 2 Field 5 Stress value Cz at point 2 Field 6 Stress value Reff at point 2Record 9: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Stress value Cy at point 3 Field 2 Stress value Cz at point 3 Field 3 Stress value Reff at point 3 Field 4 Stress value Cy at point 4 Field 5 Stress value Cz at point 4 Field 6 Stress value Reff at point 4Record 10: FORMAT(1P6E13.6) Field 1 Stress value Cy at point 5 Field 2 Stress value Cz at point 5 Field 3 Stress value Reff at point 5 Field 4-6 Not used at this timeRecord 11: FORMAT(1P4E13.6) Field 1-2 Not used at this time Field 3 Multicolor switch color (for display on element) Field 4 Number of stress pointsRecord 12: FORMAT(6I10) Field 1 Color of points Field 2 Color of lines and arcs Field 3 Color of extension lines Field 4 Color of dimension lines Field 5 Color of label lines Field 6 Color of textRecord 13: FORMAT(4I10,1PE13.6) Field 1 Crosshatching flag = 0 for off = 1 for on Field 2 Crosshatching angle (degrees) Field 3 Crosshatching style = 1 for iron = 2 for steel = 3 for brass = 4 for zinc = 5 for aluminum Field 4 Crosshatching color Field 5 Crosshatching spacing factorExample: -1 11 7 0CHANNEL 12.0 X 6.0 X 0.5 1.200000E+01 6.000000E+00 5.000000E-01 5.000000E-01 5.000000E-01 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 1.160730E+01 3.992704E+01 2.572064E+02 2.193642E+00 2.901825E+00 1.028677E+00 9.166342E+02 5.000000E-01 0.000000E+00 3.581113E+00 1.662179E+01 5.585565E+01 6.007178E+01 0.000000E+00 1.499526E+00 4.657080E+01 1.674863E+00 6.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 7.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 11 7 8 14 1 1 0 1 1 11 1.000000E+00 16 999 0GENERAL SECTION16 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 1.240434E+02 1.366922E+03 1.609001E+03 1.458000E+00 1.362000E+00 1.988110E+03 2.452546E+03 5.000000E-01 2.880385E-01-1.176654E+00 3.518409E+02 3.799339E+02 5.794677E+02 1.960835E+01 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 6.152140E+00 5.981678E+00 7.733902E+00-3.775688E+00 2.809320E+00-3.570202E+00-7.802754E+00 2.735811E+00-7.597268E+00 3.501350E+00 3.418142E+00 3.567626E+00 5.700107E+00 5.160854E+00 1.365712E-02-9.689327E-02 2.169953E-01 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 0.000000E+00 7.000000E+00 5.000000E+00 11 7 8 14 1 1 0 45 1 11 1.000000E+00 -1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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