Creating a composite shell section

You can create a composite shell section.

  1. From the main menu bar, select SectionCreate.

    A Create Section dialog box appears.

    Tip: You can also click Create in the Section Manager or select the create section tool in the Property module toolbox.

  2. Enter a section name. For more information on naming objects, see Using basic dialog box components.

  3. Select Shell as the section Category and Composite as the section Type, and click Continue.

    The shell section editor appears.

  4. Choose the Section integration method. Choose During analysis to specify properties for a composite shell section integrated during the analysis. Choose Before analysis to specify properties for a pre-integrated composite shell section.

  5. Enter a layup name. Abaqus/CAE displays this name in a ply stack plot. For more information on naming objects, see Using basic dialog box components.

  6. Click at the bottom of the shell section editor to define rebar layers in the shell section, as described in Defining rebar layers.

  7. Click OK to save your changes and to close the shell section editor.