FORCE



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FORCE – Point Force

Description

Defines a static force at a grid point by specifying a vector.

Format

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

FORCE

SID

G

CID

F

N1

N2

N3

 

 

Example

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

FORCE

2

5

6

2.9

0.0

1.0

0.0

 

 

 

Field

Contents

SID

Load set identification number.

(Integer > 0)

G

Grid point identification number.

(Integer > 0)

CID

Coordinate system identification number.

Default = 0 (Integer > 0, or blank)

F

Scale factor.

(Real)

N1,N2,N3

Components of vector measured in coordinate system defined by CID.

(Real; must have at least one non-zero component)

Comments

  1. The static force applied to grid point G is given by

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whereimage\bmp00023-b.gifis the vector defined in fields 6, 7, and 8.

  1. A CID of zero or blank references the basic coordinate system.

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