46.15 LayerProperties object

The LayerProperties object defines the properties of a layer of reinforcement for membrane, shell, and surface sections.

Access

import section
mdb.models[name].parts[name].compositeLayups[i].section.rebarLayers\
.layerTable[i]
mdb.models[name].sections[name].rebarLayers.layerTable[i]
import odbSection
session.odbs[name].sections[name].rebarLayers.layerTable[i]

46.15.1 LayerProperties(...)

This method creates a LayerProperties object.

Path

section.LayerProperties

odbSection.LayerProperties

Required arguments

barArea

A Float specifying the area per bar.

orientationAngle

A Float or a String specifying the orientation of the rebar. A Float specifies the angular orientation; a String specifies an orientation name.

layerName

A String specifying the name of the rebar layer.

material

A String specifying the name of the rebar material.

Optional arguments

barSpacing

A Float specifying the spacing of the rebar. This argument is only valid if the rebarSpacing argument on the parent RebarLayers object is set to CONSTANT. The default value is 0.0.

layerPosition

A Float specifying the position of the rebar from the middle surface of the shell. layerPosition applies only for homogeneous shell sections and composite shell sections. The default value is 0.0.

spacingAngle

A Float specifying the spacing angle of the rebar. This argument is only valid if the rebarSpacing argument on the parent RebarLayers object is set to ANGULAR. The default value is 0.0.

extensionRatio

A Float specifying the extension ratio for the rebar. This argument is only valid if the rebarSpacing argument on the parent RebarLayers object is set to LIFT_EQUATION. The default value is 0.0.

radius

A Float specifying the radius of the rebar. This argument is only valid if the rebarSpacing argument on the parent RebarLayers object is set to LIFT_EQUATION. The default value is 0.0.

Return value

A LayerProperties object.

Exceptions

None.

46.15.2 Members

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

46.15.3 Corresponding analysis keywords

*REBAR LAYER