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*M2
Define the second bending moment behavior of beams.

This option is used to define the second bending moment behavior of beams. It can be used only in conjunction with the *BEAM GENERAL SECTION, SECTION=NONLINEAR GENERAL option and is needed only for beams in space.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  

Type: Model data

Level: Part,  Part instance  

References:

Optional parameters (if neither ELASTIC nor LINEAR is included, elastic-plastic response is assumed): 

DEPENDENCIES

Set this parameter equal to the number of field variable dependencies included in the moment–curvature relationship, in addition to temperature. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the moment–curvature relationship is constant or depends only on temperature. See “Specifying field variable dependence” in “Material data definition,” Section 21.1.2 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide, for more information.

ELASTIC

Include this parameter if the bending moment–curvature relationship is nonlinear but elastic.

LINEAR

Include this parameter if the bending moment varies linearly with curvature.

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is included: 

First line:

  1. Bending stiffness of the section about the second beam section local axis.

  2. Temperature.

  3. First field variable.

  4. Second field variable.

  5. Etc., up to six field variables.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than six):

  1. Seventh field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the bending stiffness as a function of temperature and other predefined field variables.

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is omitted: 

First line:

  1. Bending moment.

  2. Curvature.

  3. Temperature.

  4. First field variable.

  5. Second field variable.

  6. Etc., up to five field variables.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than five):

  1. Sixth field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the moment–curvature relationship as a function of temperature and other predefined field variables.