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Uniform linear load

Uniform linear load

Uniform linear load

(OP)
hi,
in abaqus it's easy to introduce a concentrated load and a surface load, but I don't knew yer how to introduce a uniform linear load
Great thank's every one :)

RE: Uniform linear load

With "linear load" you mean a load on a line? Are we talking about a beam, edge of a shell or edge of a solid?

RE: Uniform linear load

(OP)
Hi Mustaine3,
thak's for the replay
i'm talking about a lodaing on a beam, every kind of beam , .....I do not know if it is based on the finite element chosen ( beam , shell or solid ) if it's not a same to define a line load , if it's different for each case, I wish to know how to set a uniform linear load for each case of finite element chosen ( for beam, for shelle element and too for solide element )
thank you so much my friend :) for your help .

RE: Uniform linear load

Methods exist for beams and shell edges. If you use A/CAE as preprocessor you'll find these kind of loads when creating a load.
The keyword would be *Dload. More details are in the manual.
Users Manual 34.4.3 Distributed loads - Section: Edge tractions and moments on shell elements and line loads on beam elements


There is no general method for edges of solids, since this is rarely needed. In reality there is nearly no situation where a edge of a volume gets a separate load.
One workaround would to create a distributed coupling from that edge to a ref node and add a point load on the ref node. Another workaround would be to create a weak beam on that edge by reusing the solid nodes (=create a stringer). Then you can create the line load on the beam.

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