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      <h4 class="refClassification">Simple Beam Cross-Section Property </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines the properties of a simple beam element (CBAR entry) by cross-sectional dimensions. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PBARL </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">MID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GROUP </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">TYPE </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">DIM1 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">DIM2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">DIM3 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">DIM4 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">DIM5 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">-etc.- </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">NSM </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">14. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">6. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">.5 </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
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                     <p class="para_td">PID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Property identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">MID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Material identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GROUP </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Cross-section group.  See Remarks <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/18topic_18.html#refUNQjn1c7juli');return(false);">22-6</a> and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/18topic_18.html#refXwOnn18juli');return(false);">22-8.</a> (Character; Default = &ldquo;MSCBML0&rdquo;) 
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                     <p class="para_td">TYPE </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Cross-section type.  See Remarks <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/18topic_18.html#refUNQjn1c7juli');return(false);">22-6</a> and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/18topic_18.html#refXwOnn18juli');return(false);">22-8</a> and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/18topic_18.html#ref93902');return(false);">Figure 17-</a>. (Character:  &ldquo;ROD&rdquo;, &ldquo;TUBE&rdquo;, &ldquo;I&rdquo;, &ldquo;CHAN&rdquo;, &ldquo;T&rdquo;, &ldquo;BOX&rdquo;, &ldquo;BAR&rdquo;, &ldquo;CROSS&rdquo;, &ldquo;H&rdquo;, &ldquo;T1&rdquo;, &ldquo;I1&rdquo;, &ldquo;CHAN1&rdquo;, &ldquo;Z&rdquo;, &ldquo;CHAN2&rdquo;, &ldquo;T2&rdquo;, &ldquo;BOX1&rdquo;, &ldquo;HEXA&rdquo;, &ldquo;HAT&rdquo;, &ldquo;HAT1&rdquo; for GROUP = &ldquo;MSCBML0&rdquo;) 
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                     <p class="para_td">Cross-sectional dimensions.  (Real &gt; 0.0 for GROUP = &ldquo;MSCBMLO&rdquo;) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Nonstructural mass per unit length.  NSM is specified after the last DIMi.  (Real &ge; 0; Default = 0.0) </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Remarks: </div>
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               <p class="para_item">For structural problems, PBARL entries must reference a MAT1 material entry. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">PID must be unique with respect to all other PBAR and PBARL property identification numbers. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">See CBAR entry for a discussion of bar element geometry. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">For heat-transfer problems, the MID must reference a MAT4 or MAT5 material entry. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">For response spectra analysis on stress recovery coefficients, the CBEAM element should be used because results for the CBAR element will not be accurate. </p>
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            <li><a name="refUNQjn1c7juli"></a><p class="para_item">The GROUP is associated with an FMS CONNECT statement that specifies the evaluator.  A reserved GROUP name is &ldquo;MSCBML0&rdquo;.  Users may create their own cross-section types.  Each of the types will require one or more subroutines to convert DIMi information to geometric property information contained on a PBAR entry and optimization information. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">A function of this entry is to derive an equivalent PBAR entry.  Any sorted echo request will also cause printout and/or punch of the derived PBAR. </p>
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            <li><a name="refXwOnn18juli"></a><p class="para_item">For GROUP = &ldquo;MSCBML0&rdquo;, the cross-sectional properties, shear flexibility factors, and stress recovery points (C, D, E, and F) are computed using the TYPE and DIMi as shown in <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/18topic_18.html#ref93902');return(false);">Figure 17-</a>.  The origin of element coordinate system is centered at the shear center of the cross-section oriented as shown.  The PBARL does not account for offsets between the neutral axis and the shear center.  Therefore, the CHAN, CHAN1 and CHAN2 cross-sections may produce incorrect results.  The PBEAML is recommended. 
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               <p class="para_item">GROUP and NSM are ignored. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">TYPE= &ldquo;Z&rdquo;, &ldquo;BOX1&rdquo;, &ldquo;CROSS&rdquo;, &ldquo;HEXA&rdquo;, &ldquo;HAT&rdquo;, and &ldquo;HAT1&rdquo; are not supported. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">No shear stiffness correction is used. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">For elasto-plastic beam elements, circular (TYPE = &ldquo;ROD&rdquo; or &ldquo;TUBE&rdquo;) or rectangular (TYPE= &ldquo;BAR&rdquo;) cross sections must be used. </p><a name="ref93902"></a><div class="figure">
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               <div class="title_figure">Figure. Definition of Cross-Section Geometry and Stress Recovery Points for GROUP = &ldquo;MSCBML0&rdquo; </div>
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