M. To add pressure load on a plate
To add a uniform pressure load over an entire plate or a rectangular portion of a plate, use the following procedure.
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Either:
- On the
Loading ribbon tab, select the
Load Items tool in the
Loading Specifications group
Tip: This will add the load item to the currently selected load group selected in the program status bar.
- In the Load & Definition dialog, select a primary load case in the Load Cases Details list and then click Add.
The Add New Load Items dialog opens. - On the
Loading ribbon tab, select the
Load Items tool in the
Loading Specifications group
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Select either:
- the Plate Loads > Pressure on Full Plate tab
- the Plate Loads > Partial Plate Pressure tab
- Type the magnitude of the uniform pressure (with sign), W1.
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For partial plate pressure loads, type the coordinates (with
respect to the center of the element) to the first and second corners of the
loaded rectangular area:
X1,
Y1,
X2, and
Y2
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Select the
Direction option in which the load acts.
Pressure loads can act in any of the global directions: GX, GY, or GZ as well as in the Local Z direction of the plate.
Additionally, full pressure loads can act in the Local Y or Local X directions of the plate as well along projected directions, PX, PY, or PZ.
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Click
Add.
The load item is added to the selected load case.