The difference between PBEAM and PBEAML?

Nancy Jewel Mcdonie
Nancy Jewel Mcdonie Altair Community Member
edited September 2023 in Community Q&A
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  • harte
    harte
    Altair Employee
    edited September 2023

    PBEAML calculates section properties based on selection from a predefined library of geometric cross-sections, while PBEAM requires user to input the section properties (A, I1, I2, J, etc.) directly.

    Regards,

    Greg.

  • Nancy Jewel Mcdonie
    Nancy Jewel Mcdonie Altair Community Member
    edited September 2023
    Greg Harte_21286 said:

    PBEAML calculates section properties based on selection from a predefined library of geometric cross-sections, while PBEAM requires user to input the section properties (A, I1, I2, J, etc.) directly.

    Regards,

    Greg.

    Why in both case I need to define beam section? Can I just define section properties in PBEAM?

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