SECFUNCTION, TABLE, PATTERN
Specifies shell section thickness as a tabular function.
TABLETable name or array parameter reference for specifying thickness.
PATTERNInterpretation pattern for array parameters.
The SECFUNCTION command is associated with the section most recently defined via the SECTYPE command.
A table (TABLE) can define tabular thickness as a function of coordinates. Alternatively,
you can use an array parameter (indexed by node number) that expresses
the function to be mapped. (For example, func (17) should be the desired
shell thickness at node 17.) To specify a table, enclose the table
or array name in percent signs (%) (SECFUNCTION,%tablename%). Use the *DIM command to define a table or array.
The table or array defines the total shell thickness at any point in space. In multilayered sections, the total thickness and each layer thickness are scaled accordingly.
The Function Tool is a convenient way to define your thickness tables. For more information, see Using the Function Tool in the Basic Analysis Guide.
Refer to the *DIM command for interpreting a table in a local coordinate system.
PATTERN ValueWhen KCN = NODE, the program interprets TABLE as an array parameter (indexed by node number)
that expresses the function to be mapped.
When KCN =
NOD2, the program interprets TABLE as a
2-D array parameter (where column 1 contains node numbers and column
2 contains the corresponding thicknesses) that expresses the function
to be mapped.