59.16 MembraneSection object

The MembraneSection object defines the properties of a membrane section.

The MembraneSection object is derived from the Section object.

Access

sectionApi.sections()[name]

59.16.1 MembraneSection(...)

This method creates a MembraneSection object.

Path

sectionApi.MembraneSection

Prototype

odb_MembraneSection&
MembraneSection(const odb_String& name,
                const odb_String& material,
                double thickness,
                const odb_String& poissonDefinition,
                double poisson);

Required arguments

name

An odb_String specifying the repository key.

material

An odb_String specifying the name of the material.

Optional arguments

thickness

A Double specifying the thickness for the section. Possible values are thickness 0.0. The default value is 1.0.

poissonDefinition

An odb_String specifying whether to use the default value for the Poisson's ratio. Possible values are:
"DEFAULT", specifying that the default value for the Poisson's ratio is 0.5 in an Abaqus/Standard analysis and is obtained from the material definition in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis.
"VALUE", specifying that the Poisson's ratio used in the analysis is the value provided in poisson.
The default value is "DEFAULT".

poisson

A Double specifying the section Poisson's ratio. Possible values are –1.0 poisson 0.5. This argument is valid only when poissonDefinition="VALUE". The default value is 0.5.

Return value

A MembraneSection object.

Exceptions

RangeError and InvalidNameError.

59.16.2 Members

The MembraneSection object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the MembraneSection method.

In addition, the MembraneSection object can have the following member:

Prototype

odb_RebarLayers rebarLayers() const;

rebarLayers

A RebarLayers object specifying reinforcement properties.

59.16.3 Corresponding analysis keywords

*MEMBRANE SECTION