How to apply Element Load?

cctvcctv · Post by **cctvcctv** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:24 pm

for Uniform load along a beam, what command is for it?

eleload? but no interpretation of it in the help file.

Thanks!

silvia · Post by **silvia** » Sun May 08, 2005 10:23 pm

if the element is elastic, you can use equivalent nodal loads.
I am working on getting documentation for the eleLoad command from the author.

berktaftali · Post by **berktaftali** » Mon May 09, 2005 3:21 am

Code: Select all

eleLoad -ele eleTag1? eleTag2? -type -beamUniform Wz? <Wx>

Works on all beam-column elements...

silvia · Post by **silvia** » Mon May 09, 2005 6:56 am

thankx berk, but i have just realized that there is plenty of documentation on eleLoad in the manual.
go to:
ModelBuilding Objects
pattern command
plain pattern
eleLoad command

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cctvcctv · Post by **cctvcctv** » Tue May 10, 2005 1:06 am

and eleload?

why?

silvia · Post by **silvia** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:26 am

I don't understand the question.

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How to apply Element Load?

How to apply Element Load?

I get very different answers by using equivalent load and