eleLoad Command

The elasticBeamColumn, forceBeamColumn (nonlinearBeamColumn) and dispBeamColumn elements all handle ele loads.

The syntax for 2D is as follows:

For uniformly-distributed load:

eleLoad -ele $eleTag1 <$eleTag2 ....> -type -beamUniform $Wz <$Wx>

For point load:

eleLoad -ele $eleTag1 $eleTag2 -type -beamPoint $Pz $xL <$Px>

The syntax for 3D is as follows:

For uniformly-distributed load:

eleLoad -ele $eleTag1 <$eleTag2 ....> -type -beamUniform $Wy $Wz <$Wx>

For point load:

eleLoad -ele $eleTag1 $eleTag2 -type -beamPoint $Py $Pz $xL <$Px>

$eleTag1	previously-defined-element tags
<$eleTag2 .....>	additional previously-defined-element tags (optional)
$Wy	3D: uniformly-distributed load in local y direction
$Wz	2D: uniformly-distributed load in direction perpendicular to element longitudinal axis 3D: uniformly-distributed load in local z direction
$Wx	uniformly-distributed load in direction parallel to element longitudinal axis
$Py	3D: point load in local y direction
$Pz	2D: point load in direction perpendicular to element longitudinal axis 3D: point load in local z direction
$xL	location of point load, prescribed as fraction of element length
$Px	point load in direction longitudinal to element longitudinal axis (applied at the same location as $Pz)

were x axis is along the member.

NOTE: the forceBeamColumn (nonlinearBeamColumn) element might have problems converging; the current code needs to be redone, 'MICHAEL' has promised to get around to it.