Trapezoidal load for 3D beam

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elonzhang
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Trapezoidal load for 3D beam

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Is it possible to apply trapezoidal distributed load to a 3D beam ?
I am aware of the 2D version https://portwooddigital.com/2021/05/05/ ... eam-loads/, but could not figure out what is the command for 3D beam trapeziodal load.
williamhoward
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Re: Trapezoidal load for 3D beam

Post by williamhoward »

Yes, it is possible to apply trapezoidal distributed load to a 3D beam. You can do so with additional arguments to the eleLoad command with the beamUniform type. time shooter 2
mostlypen
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Re: Trapezoidal load for 3D beam

Post by mostlypen »

It is feasible to apply a distributed load in the shape of a trapezoid to a 3D beam. slope game
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