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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">BWIDTH </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Boundary Line Segment Width or Thickness </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines widths or thicknesses for line segments in 3-D or 2-D slideline contact defined in the corresponding BLSEG Bulk Data entry. </p>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Format: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
            </colgroup>
            <thead>
               <tr>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">6 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">9 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">10 </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">BWIDTH </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">ID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W3 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W6 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Alternate Format: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col align="center" span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="10.08*">
               <col span="1" width="9.25*">
            </colgroup>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">BWIDTH </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">ID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W1 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;THRU&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W2 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;BY&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">INC </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br><p class="para_refCategory">The Continuation Entry formats may be used more than once and in any order.  They may also be used with either format above. </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Continuation Entry Format 1: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
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            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="10.13*">
               <col span="1" width="8.87*">
            </colgroup>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W9 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W10 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W11 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">-etc.- </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Continuation Entry Format 2: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
            </colgroup>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W8 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;THRU&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">W9 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&ldquo;BY&rdquo; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">INC </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" bgcolor="gray" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Example: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table border="1" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
               <col span="1" width="10*">
            </colgroup>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">BWIDTH </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">15 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">2.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">THRU </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">5.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">BY </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">1.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">2.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">2.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">2.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">2.0 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">35. </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">THRU </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">44. </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">1.5 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">3.4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">7.6 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">0.4 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">0.7 </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <table cellpadding="8" width="100%" align="center">
            <colgroup span="1">
               <col span="1" width="16*">
               <col span="1" width="84*">
            </colgroup>
            <thead>
               <tr>
                  <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Field </b></p>
                  </th>
                  <th align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                     <p class="para_th"><b class="uiTerm">Contents </b></p>
                  </th>
               </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">ID </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">BLSEG entry identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Wi </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Width values for the corresponding line segments defined in the BLSEG entry.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/12topic_48.html#ref95831');return(false);">48-1</a> (Real &gt; 0.0). 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">INC </p>
                  </td>
                  <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                     <p class="para_td">Width value increment.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/12topic_48.html#ref71780');return(false);">48-2</a> (Real or blank). 
                     </p>
                  </td>
               </tr>
            </tbody>
         </table><br></div>
      <div class="title_refCategory">Remarks: </div>
      <div class="refCategoryContent">
         <ol type="1" start="1">
            <li><a name="ref95831"></a><p class="para_item">BWIDTH may be omitted if the width of each segment defined in the BLSEG entry is unity. The number of widths to be specified is equal to the number of segments defined in the corresponding BLSEG entry. </p>
            </li>
            <li><a name="ref71780"></a><p class="para_item">The default value for INC is 1.0 if the width is increasing or -1.0 if the width is decreasing. That is, the user need not specify BY and the increment value. If the number of widths specified is less than the number of segments defined in the corresponding BLSEG entry, the width for the remaining segments is assumed to be equal to the last width specified. </p>
            </li>
            <li>
               <p class="para_item">If there is only one grid point in the corresponding BLSEG entry, there is no contributory area associated with the grid point. To compute correct contact stresses, an area may be associated with a single grid point by specifying the area in field W1. </p>
            </li>
         </ol>
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