cbte

CrossSections.cbte(alpha='', **kwargs)

Specifies a thermal expansion coefficient for a composite beam section.

Mechanical APDL Command: CBTE

Parameters:

alphastr

Coefficient of thermal expansion for the cross section.

Notes

The cbte command, one of several composite beam section commands, specifies a thermal expansion coefficient for a beam section. The value specified is associated with the section most recently defined ( sectype ) at the specified temperature ( cbtmp ).

Unspecified values default to zero.

Related commands are cbtmp, cbmx, and cbmd.

For complete information, see Using Preintegrated Composite Beam Sections