Beam section behavior is defined in terms of the response of the
beam section to stretching, bending, shear, and torsion.
For more information, see
Beam section behavior.
When you create beam sections, you must choose a section integration
method. You can choose to provide the section property data before the analysis
(a general beam section) or to have
Abaqus
calculate (integrate) the cross-sectional behavior from section integration
points during the analysis.