Pressure Load

Define the (in-plane) Pressure Load in an Analysis model.

The Pressure Load may be a uniformly distributed Pressure Load or a linearly varying Pressure Load from the start to the end. Pressure loads are internally converted into equivalent Nodal Loads.

Applicable Modules:

From the Main Menu, select Loads | Boundaries > Loads > Pressure Load

From the Command Line, type 'PressureLoad' or 'PL'

Load Set

Select the Load Set under which the Pressure Load has to be assigned . Click to invoke the Define Load Set dialog to Add, Modify or Delete Load Set(s).

Select Object

Select the objects to which Pressure Load will be assigned.

Element Boundary Curve

Select element edges to apply a Pressure Load along the edges.  

Curve

Select curves to apply Pressure Load which will be converted to Nodal Loads on the nodes associated with the selected curves.

Direction

Select the direction of the Pressure Load- Normal Direction, Global X or Global Z.

Load

Specify the type of Pressure Load.

Uniform

Linear

P1, P2

Pressure load magnitude (P2 becomes activated if Linear type of Load Value is selected.)

Function

Click to define a function to specify a varying Pressure  Load.

Click Preview to check the created pressure load.

The dialog box will be initialized.

After creating the load, the dialog box will close upon clicking.

Click the ESC key to close the dialog box.

After creating the load, the work process will switch to the state of Select Element Boundary upon clicking.

Note: When Normal direction is selected, the + direction represents the direction from the outside of the element toward the inside of the element. In case of Global X or Global Z, the sign convention corresponds to the reference axes, +(→,↑) and - (←,↓).