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Element Hydrostatic

This element is used to define a hydrostatic load for surfaces.

Diagram
Attribute Hydrostatic / @Y Attribute Hydrostatic / @Density Attribute @LoadConditionID Element Polygon Element Hydrostatic / Surface
Used by
Element Element Loop
Complex Type Complex Type ModelElements
Model Element Polygon , Element Hydrostatic / Surface
Children Element Polygon, Element Hydrostatic / Surface
Instance 
<Hydrostatic Density="" LoadConditionID="" Y="">
  <Polygon>{1,unbounded}</Polygon>
  <Surface ID="">{1,unbounded}</Surface>
</Hydrostatic>
Attributes
QName Type Use
Attribute Hydrostatic / @Density xs:string optional
Density of the fluid.
Attribute @LoadConditionID xs:string required
Unique ID of the load case or load group
Attribute Hydrostatic / @Y xs:string optional
Hydrostatic load vertical level.
Parent topic: Structure Wizard Template Schema

Element Hydrostatic / Surface

This sub-element of Hydrostatic element is used to define which surfaces will receive the variable/uniform load generated by the fluid.

Diagram
Attribute Hydrostatic / Surface / @ID
Attributes
QName Type Use
Attribute Hydrostatic / Surface / @ID xs:string required
Unique ID of the surface.

Attribute Hydrostatic / Surface / @ID

Unique ID of the surface.

Type xs:string
Used by
Element Element Hydrostatic / Surface

Attribute Hydrostatic / @Y

Hydrostatic load vertical level.

Type xs:string
Used by
Element Element Hydrostatic

Attribute Hydrostatic / @Density

Density of the fluid.

Type xs:string
Used by
Element Element Hydrostatic