Plain Loading
This commnand allows the user to construct a LoadPattern object. Each plain load pattern is associated with a TimeSeries object and can contain multiple NodalLoads, ElementalLoads and SP_Constraint objects. The command to generate LoadPattern object contains in { } the commands to generate all the loads and the single-point constraints in the pattern. To construct a load pattern and populate it, the following command is used:
Model.pattern(“Plain”, name, series, loads)
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str
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| loads |
Blk
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| scale |
float
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constant scale factor |
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pattern Plain $patternTag $tsTag <-fact $cFactor> { |
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load… |
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sp… |
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… |
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} |
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unique tag among load patterns |
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the tag of the time series to be used in the load pattern |
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constant factor (optional, default=1.0) |
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load… |
command to nodal load |
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eleLoad … |
command to generate elemental load |
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sp … |
command to generate single-point constraint |
NOTES:
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The command to generate a
LoadPatterncontains in { } the commands to generate all the loads and single-point constraints..
Code Developed by: fmk