Specify the transverse
shear moduli for computing the transverse shear stiffness of shells and
beams.
This option is used to define the transverse shear moduli to be used to
compute the transverse shear stiffness for shells and beams. The
TRANSVERSE SHEAR option can be used in materials that are associated with
the
BEAM SECTION,
SHELL SECTION, or
SHELL GENERAL SECTION options.
Set this parameter equal to the number of field variable dependencies
included in the definition of the moduli. If this parameter is omitted, it is
assumed that the moduli are constant or depend only on temperature. See
Material Data Definition
for more information.
TYPE
Set TYPE=ISOTROPIC (default) to define the isotropic transverse shear modulus.
Set TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC to define fully anisotropic transverse shear moduli.
Set TYPE=ANISOTROPIC to define anisotropic transverse shear moduli.
Data lines to
define the isotropic transverse shear modulus (TYPE=ISOTROPIC)
First
line
Shear modulus, .
(Units of FL−2.)
Temperature.
First field variable.
Second field variable.
Etc., up to six field variables.
Second line (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than six)
Seventh field variable.
Etc., up to eight field variables per line.
Repeat this set of data lines
as often as necessary to define the transverse shear modulus as a function of
temperature and other predefined field
variables.
Data lines to
define orthotropic transverse shear moduli (TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC)
First
line
.
(Units of FL−2.)
.
.
Temperature.
First field variable.
Second field variable.
Etc., up to four field variables.
Second line (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than four)
Fifth field variable.
Etc., up to eight field variables per line.
Repeat this set of data lines
as often as necessary to define the transverse shear moduli as a function of
temperature and other predefined field
variables.
Data lines to
define anisotropic transverse shear moduli (TYPE=ANISOTROPIC)
First
line
.
(Units of FL−2.)
.
.
.
This entry is currently not used.
Temperature.
First field variable.
Second field variable
Second line (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than two)
Third field variable.
Etc., up to eight field variables per line.
Repeat this set of data lines
as often as necessary to define the transverse shear moduli as a function of
temperature and other predefined field
variables.