Load Define and Loading
1. Load Define
- [Defind - Static Load]
Load Name : Dead, Description : Description
Click [OK]
2. Loading
- Select two of the top of the absence by dragging
Click [Assign - Static Load]
Right-click on the left side of the load starting point
After clicking Static Load, the Element Static Loads (Dialog) appears by clicking the right button of mouse
when the color of node changes from green to red. And then, loads are assigned by clicking Add button.
Click [Add]
Choose [Relative]
1 Distance:0.0, Load:-1000
2 Distance:1.0, Load:-1000
3, 4 Distance:0, Load:0
[OK]
- Click [Defind - Load Combinations]
Click [Add]
LC01 : Dead=1.0, LC02 : Dead=1.3
Click on the load in the Work Tree and check it on the screen.
[save] - DeepBeam-1.stm
- Function Reference
Define - Static Load...
Default types of loads are defined here. More load types can be added.
Assign - Static Load...
Two methods for applying loads are provided in the program.
1. Node Static Loads
External loads are assigned by clicking ASSIGN-Static Load. After selecting nodes and elements, the following figure appears.
After clicking Static Load, the Node Static Loads (Dialog) appears by clicking the right button of mouse. And then, loads are assigned by clicking Add button.
2. Element Static Loads
After selecting nodes and elements, the following figure appears.
After clicking Static Load, the Element Static Loads (Dialog) appears by clicking the right button of mouse when the color of node changes from green to red. And then, loads are assigned by clicking Add button.
And then, the direction of load and load type must be selected. Three load types (point load, uniform load, and trapezoidal load) are available. An example for inputting trapezoidal load is shown below.
Load Combinations...
The load combinations that must be considered in the strut-tie model design are defined here. More load combinations can be added.
Although the number of load combinations can be changed in the DEFINE-Project Information, it can also be changed here by adding or deleting the combinations.
Caution is needed because the information on the finite element models related to a certain load combination is removed when the load combination is deleted.
