OpenSTAAD V8i

Load.AddElementPressure

Adds pressure load to plate elements.

VB Syntax

Load.AddElementPressure PlateNo, Direction, Pressure, X1, Y1, X2, Y2 Load.AddElementPressure PlateNoArray, Direction, Pressure, X1, Y1, X2, Y2 

Where:

PlateNo

Integer variable providing the plate number.

PlateNoArray

Integer variable array providing the plate numbers.

Direction

Integer variable giving the direction of pressure: 

direction integer value
0 Local z
1 Global X
2 Global Y
3 Global Z
Pressure

Double variable providing the magnitude of the pressure over the element.

X1, Y1, X2, Y2

Double variable providing the top left coordinate and bottom right coordinate of concentrated load.

Return Value

(Boolean) True (1) if the function is successful, false (0) otherwise.

VB Example

'Get the application object --
'Add element pressure
objOpenSTAAD.Load.AddElementPressure 2, 1, 2.0