How to apply nonuniform distributed force

deepak · Post by **deepak** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:46 am

Hello Everybody,
Could you please suggest me how to apply the nonuniform distributed force (Triangular loading) in the member.

Thank you

silvia · Post by **silvia** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:27 am

look at the examples manual,
i should have that for the frame.
pretty much, use the load pattern and apply the load you want to the nodes you want.

deepak · Post by **deepak** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:48 pm

Thank you for help.
Actually I wanted to ask about how to apply the static triangular load on the element like beam. I need to analyze building so that I am distributing the self wt. of slab as trapazoidal loading on the tributary beams. However, in OpenSees I cannot find any command which provide me facility to apply such loading. Is there any way to apply trapazoidal loading in OpenSees?

Thank You

silvia · Post by **silvia** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:26 am

currently,
the only way to apply it on a beam is to break the beam down into a number of elements, hence use the displacement-based nonlinear bc element.