load
The load
command is used to create loads applied on nodes.
Currently, concentrated node based loads can be applied in terms of force, displacement and acceleration. Given that all external forces are eventually converted to concentrated nodal forces, commands for distributed load patterns may not be available in the foreseeable future.
All loads are initialised and processed in parallel via global mutexes.
Syntax
All loads share a similar syntax:
load <load_type> <unique_tag> <arguments that define the specific load...>
Nodal Load
To apply loads on nodes,
# to apply nodal concentrated force
cload (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load cload (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# to apply nodal displacement
displacement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load displacement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, 0 to use a default `Ramp` amplitude
# (3) double, nominal magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# (5...) int, node tags
# to apply nodal acceleration
acceleration (1) (2) (3) (4) [5...]
load acceleration (1) (2) (3) (4) [5...]
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, 0 to use a default `Ramp` amplitude
# (3) double, nominal magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# [5...] int, node tags
The keyword cload
is the abbreviation for concentrated load.
Body Force
Some elements support body force. Indications are given for elements that support body force in the corresponding pages.
bodyforce (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load bodyforce (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, 0 to use a default `Ramp` amplitude
# (3) double, nominal magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# (5...) int, element tags
Load Applied To Node/Element Groups
To apply loads on groups,
# on node groups
groupcload (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
groupdisplacement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load groupcload (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load groupdisplacement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# on element groups
groupbodyforce (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load groupbodyforce (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, 0 to use a default `Ramp` amplitude
# (3) double, nominal magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# (5...) int, group tags
Support Excitation
For response history analysis, sometimes it is necessary to apply excitations on supports. The multi-support excitation is automatically supported if analysts assign different excitations to different supports.
supportdisplacement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
supportvelocity (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
supportacceleration (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load supportdisplacement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load supportvelocity (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load supportacceleration (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, 0 to use a default `Ramp` amplitude
# (3) double, nominal magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# (5...) int, node tags
Essentially, supportdisplacement
, supportvelocity
and supportacceleration
are all implemented as displacement loads, thus displacement controlled scheme is automatically enabled.
Although it is designed to be used in response history analysis, it can also be used to apply acceleration/velocity on any nodes (not only supports).
Uniformly Distributed Load (UDL)
lineudl2d (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
lineudl3d (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load lineudl2d (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load lineudl3d (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, 0 to use a default `Ramp` amplitude
# (3) double, nominal magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# (5...) int, node tags
Reference Load
For arc-length analysis, reference load can be defined via the RefForce
command.
refforce (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
refload (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load refforce (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
load refload (1) (2) (3) (4) (5...)
# (1) int, unique tag
# (2) int, amplitude tag, has no effect in arc-length analysis, just a placeholder, can be set to 0
# (3) double, reference magnitude
# (4) int, dof tag
# (5...) int, node tags
Remarks
The leading
load
keyword can often be omitted for simplicity.The
acceleration
is by default applied to all active nodes in the model if[5...]
is not assigned.The true load magnitude is the product of nominal magnitude and amplitude. This is similar to ABAQUS.
The multipoint displacement control algorithm
MPDC
is automatically enabled if adisplacement
orgroupdisplacement
is used.Optionally, the displacement can be applied by using
MPC
constraint.The multipoint displacement control algorithm
MPDC
is automatically enabled if asupportdisplacement
,supportvelocity
and/orsupportacceleration
are used.
It must be noted that nodal displacement loads are only valid for one single step. This means, if a displacement load is defined within a step, it will be activated for that step only.
All other load types will stay active once they are activated.
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