Define Plane Load Type |
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Define types and magnitudes of Plane Loads. The Plane Loads defined by this feature are applied to the structure through the Assign Plane Loads feature. The Plane Loads can be applied to any specific locations on plate and solid elements, which constitute an analysis model. This capability alleviates the cumbersome tasks of locating nodes where loads are applied. The defined loads are converted into nodal loads based on the stiffness of the plate and solid elements and applied to the contiguous nodes. |
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From the Main Menu select Load >Static Load > Assign Plane Loads > Define Plane Load Type. |
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Click to initially define or add plane loads after providing the data below. Click or to change or eliminate the previously defined plane loads respectively. Plane Load Type & DescriptionName: specify the name of Plane Load The Assign Plane Loads feature refers to the Name when the defined plane loads are applied to the analysis model. Generally, true load types are specified, namely, Office, Equipment, etc. Description: description of the name Plane LoadDefine the load type, location and magnitude, which will be loaded on the plane defined in the Loading Plane field of the Assign Plane Loads dialog box. Load Type Point Load x, y: coordinates of the point loads in the plane coordinate system, which is defined by the origin and x-y axes specified in the Loading Plane field of the Assign Plane Loads dialog box. Force: magnitudes of concentrated loads Moment: magnitudes of concentrated moments Line Load Uniform: Check if the line load is uniformly distributed Type: specify the type of the line load x1, y1: starting coordinates of the line load on the plane coordinate system x2, y2: ending coordinates of the line load on the plane coordinate system Load: magnitude of force/moment at each location Area Load Uniform: check if the plane load is uniformly distributed Point: number of points defining the loaded plane x1, y1: coordinates of the first point defining the loaded area x2, y2: coordinates of the second point defining the loaded area x3, y3: coordinates of the third point defining the loaded area x4, y4: coordinates of the fourth point defining the loaded area Load: magnitudes of loads at each corner of the loaded area Note 1
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