This option is used to calculate the cross-section warping function, to define the centroid and shear center, and to generate the stiffness and inertia properties for a meshed cross-section. These properties are written to the file jobname.bsp for use in a subsequent beam analysis using the *BEAM GENERAL SECTION, SECTION=MESHED option.

References:

• “Meshed beam cross-sections,” Section 10.6.1 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

• “Beam section behavior,” Section 28.3.5 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

• “Using a general beam section to define the section behavior,” Section 28.3.7 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Manual