!DLOAD¶
Definition of distributed loads
Parameters¶
GRPID = Group ID
AMP = Time function name (specified by !AMPLITUDE; valid for dynamic analysis)
FOLLOW = YES(Default) / NO
(specifies whether the pressure-load direction follows the deformation; valid for finite-deformation analysis)
** 2nd line and subsequent lines **
| Variable | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ID_NAME | I/C | Surface group name, element group name, or element number |
| LOAD_type | C | Load type number |
| param* | R | Load parameters (see below) |
Load Parameters¶
| Load type number | Type | Number of parameters | Parameter sequence and meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Pressure on a surface specified by a surface group | 1 | Pressure value |
| P0 | Pressure on a shell element | 1 | Pressure value |
| PX | Pressure on a shell element in the X direction | 1 | Pressure value |
| PY | Pressure on a shell element in the Y direction | 1 | Pressure value |
| PZ | Pressure on a shell element in the Z direction | 1 | Pressure value |
| P1 | Pressure on the 1st surface | 1 | Pressure value |
| P2 | Pressure on the 2nd surface | 1 | Pressure value |
| P3 | Pressure on the 3rd surface | 1 | Pressure value |
| P4 | Pressure on the 4th surface | 1 | Pressure value |
| P5 | Pressure on the 5th surface | 1 | Pressure value |
| P6 | Pressure on the 6th surface | 1 | Pressure value |
| BX | Body force in the X direction | 1 | Body-force value |
| BY | Body force in the Y direction | 1 | Body-force value |
| BZ | Body force in the Z direction | 1 | Body-force value |
| GRAV | Gravity | 4 | Magnitude of gravitational acceleration, X component of gravity direction (direction cosine), Y component, Z component |
| CENT | Centrifugal force | 7 | Angular velocity, X coordinate of a point on the rotation axis, Y coordinate, Z coordinate, X component of the rotation-axis direction, Y component, Z component |