Load.AddElementTrapPressure

Adds trapezoidal pressure loading to plate elements.

VB Syntax

Load.AddElementTrapPressure PlateNo, Direction, StartPressure, EndPressure Load.AddElementTrapPressure PlateNoArray, Direction, StartPressure, EndPressure

Where:

PlateNo

Integer variable providing the plate number.

PlateNoArray

Integer variable array providing the plate numbers.

Direction

Integer variable giving the direction of pressure:

1 = Local X direction

2 = Local Y direction

StartPressure, EndPressure

Double variable providing the pressure at start and end.

Return Value

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

VB Example

'Get the application object --
'Add element pressure
objOpenSTAAD.Load.AddElementTrapPressure 2, 1, 2.0, 3.0