14.3.2 Warping element library

Product: ABAQUS/Standard

References

“Meshed beam cross-sections,” Section 7.14.1
*SOLID SECTION

Element types

WARP2D3 3-node linear two-dimensional warping element
WARP2D4 4-node bilinear two-dimensional warping element

Active degree of freedom

3, representing the out-of-plane warping function

Additional solution variables

None.

Nodal coordinates required

Element property definition

Input File Usage:

*SOLID SECTION

Element-based loading

There is no loading for these element types.

Element output

No output is available for these element types. The two-dimensional warping elements are used to calculate the out-of-plane warping function for beams using a meshed cross-section. This warping function can be viewed in the Visualization module of ABAQUS/CAE. The derivatives of the warping function are used to calculate the shear strain and stress at the integration points of the elements due to torsion.