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      <div class="title_refTopic" id="xps10_pagetitle">CBEND </div>
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      <h4 class="refClassification">Curved Beam or Pipe Element Connection </h4>
      <p class="para_refTopic">Defines a curved beam, curved pipe, or elbow element. </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">CBEND </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">EID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GA </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GB </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GEOM </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">32 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">6.2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">-1.2 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Alternate Format and Example: </div>
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                     <p class="para_td">CBEND </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">EID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GA </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GB </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GEOM </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">CBEND </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">32 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">106 </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">&nbsp; </p>
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      <div class="title_refCategory">Fields:</div>
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                     <p class="para_td">Unique element identification number.  (Integer &gt; 0) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">PID </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Property identification number of a PBEND entry.  (Integer &gt; 0; Default = EID) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">GA, GB </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Grid point identification numbers of connection points.  (Integer &gt; 0; GA &ne; GB) </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Components of orientation vector </p>
                     <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">, from GA, in the displacement coordinate system at GA.  (Real) 
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                     <p class="para_td">Alternate method to supply the orientation vector </p>
                     <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0"> using grid point G0.  Direction of <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0"> is from GA to G0.  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0"> is then translated to end A.  (Integer &gt; 0; G0 &ne; GA or GB) 
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                     <p class="para_td">GEOM </p>
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                     <p class="para_td">Flag to select specification of the bend element.  See Remark <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/13topic_12.html#ref53780');return(false);">17-3</a> (1  &lt;  Integer  &lt;  4) 
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               <p class="para_item">Element identification numbers must be unique with respect to all other element identification numbers. </p>
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               <p class="para_item">For an additional explanation of the CBEND element, see the PBEND entry description.  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/13topic_12.html#ref53632');return(false);">Figure 12-</a> and <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('QRG/13topic_12.html#ref73816');return(false);">Figure 12-</a> define the element coordinate system and internal forces and moments. 
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               <div class="title_figure">Figure. CBEND Element Coordinate System </div><a name="ref73816"></a><div class="figure">
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               <div class="title_figure">Figure. CBEND Element Internal Forces and Moments </div>
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            <li><a name="ref53780"></a><p class="para_item">The options for element connection to GA, GB using GEOM are shown below. </p><a name="ref89980"></a><div class="title_tableWrapper">Table 12-1. GEOM Options </div>
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                           <p class="para_td">The center of curvature lies on the line AO (or its extension) or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">. 
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                           <p class="para_td">The tangent of centroid arc at end A is parallel to line AO or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">.  Point O (or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">) and the arc <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig08.gif" border="0"> must be on the same side of the chord <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig08.gif" border="0">. 
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                           <p class="para_td">3 </p>
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                           <p class="para_td">The bend radius (RB) is specified on the PBEND entry:  Points A, B, and O (or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">) define a plane parallel or coincident with the plane of the element arc.  Point O (or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">) lies on the opposite side of line AB from the center of the curvature. 
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                           <p class="para_td">THETAB is specified on the PBEND entry.  Points A, B, and O (or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">) define a plane parallel or coincident with the plane of the element arc.  Point O (or vector <img align="bottom" src="graphics/bulkc1-ufig03.gif" border="0">) lies on the opposite side of line AB from the center of curvature. 
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