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How to add tension force to a plate in Patran?

How to add tension force to a plate in Patran?

How to add tension force to a plate in Patran?

(OP)
Hi, I want to give some analysis on the tension-ed plate. The tension value is 3000 N/M.
Could someone tell me how to add this load in Patran? Since there are a lot of choice: force, total load, distributed load, CID distributed load,inital load etc.
Thanks in advance!

RE: How to add tension force to a plate in Patran?

a total load is a pressure load where you specify the load in N or other force units as opposed to pressure where you specify the pressure.

i usually work out the total load to be applied and then use total load option.

the load is ofcourse force/unit area(pressure) x area or force/length x length

since most of my work involves applying certain magnitude forces rather than actual pressures

always check the oload in F06 file

RE: How to add tension force to a plate in Patran?

The create-->distributedLoad--->element uniform is the best option to model running loads on the FEM.

RE: How to add tension force to a plate in Patran?

(OP)
Your suggestions above are a great help! Thanks a lot!

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