/PLOAD

Block Format Keyword Defines pressure load on a surface.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/PLOAD/pload_ID/unit_ID
pload_title
surf_ID fct_IDT sens_ID       Ascalex Fscaley

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
pload_ID Pressure load block identifier

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

  
unit_ID Unit Identifier

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

  
pload_title Pressure load block title.

(Character, maximum 100 characters)

  
surf_ID Surface identifier.

(Integer)

  
fct_IDT Time function identifier.

(Integer)

  
sens_ID Sensor identifier.
≠ 0
The pressure load is applied after sensor activation (the time function is shifted in time).

(Integer)

  
Ascalex Abscissa (time) scale factor.

Default = 1.0 (Real)

 [ s ]
Fscaley Ordinate (pressure) scale factor.

Default = 1.0 (Real)

 [ Pa ]

Comments

  1. In 3D analysis, positive pressure acts in direction n = N 1 N 3 × N 2 N 4 with N1, N2, N3, and N4 being the nodes of the segment in the surface definition.
  2. In 2D analysis, positive pressure acts in direction n → normal to N1 and N2, obtained by a rotation in the counterclockwise direction.
  3. The Ascalex and Fscaley are used to scale the abscissa (time) and ordinate (pressure).
    The actual pressure function value is calculated as following:(1)
    F ( t ) = F s c a l e y ⋅ f T ⋅ ( t A s c a l e x )

    Where, f T is the function of fct_IDT.