OpenSTAAD V8i

Load.AddMemberFixedEnd

Adds FIXED END LOAD to beam or beams.

VB Syntax

Load.AddMemberFixedEnd BeamNo, LoadAtStartArray, LoadAtEndArray Load.AddMemberFixedEnd BeamNoArray, LoadAtStartArray, LoadAtEndArray 

Where:

BeamNo

Integer variable providing the beam number.

BeamNoArray

Integer variable array providing the beam numbers.

LoadAtStartArray, LoadAtEndArray

Double variable arrays of dimension 6 providing the fixed end load values at member start and end.  The indices are as follows: 0 = Fx1, 1 = Fy1, 2 = Fz1, 3 = Mx1, 4 = My1, 5 = Mz1 for start and 0 = Fx2, 1 = Fy2, 2 = Fz2, 3 = Mx2, 4 = My2, 5 = Mz2 for end.

Return Value

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

VB Example

Dim start(0 To 5) As Double
Dim end(0 To 5) As Double
'Get the application object --
'Fill up the array accordingly
'Add fixed end load to member 2
objOpenSTAAD.Load.AddMemberFixedEnd 2, start, end