OpenSTAAD V8i

Load.AddStrainLoad

Adds STRAIN LOAD to beam or plate elements.

VB Syntax

Load.AddStrainLoad ElementNo, AxialStrain Load.AddStrainLoad ElementNoArray, AxialStrain 

Where:

ElementNo

Integer variable providing the member/element number.

ElementNoArray

Integer variable array providing the member/element numbers.

AxialStrain

Double variable providing the strain value due to misfit.

Return Value

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

VB Example

'Get the application object --
'Add strain load
objOpenSTAAD.Load.AddStrainLoad 2, 0.01