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5.32.3.4 Surface Loads Specification
The following loading options are available for surface entities:
Uniform pressure on full surface
General Format
LOAD
n
SUR
FACE LOAD
⎧ GX ⎫
surface-list PRE
SSURE ⎨ GY ⎬ w
⎩
GZ
⎭
GX, GY and GZ : Global X, Y and Z directions. If the direction is
omitted, the load will act along the local Z axis of the surface
w = Value of pressure. Negative value indicates load acts opposite
to the direction of the axis specified.
Pressure Load on partial area of the surface
General Format
LOA
D n
SURFACE LOAD
⎧ GX
⎫
surface-list PRE
SSURE ⎨ GY ⎬ w x1 y1 x2 y2
⎩
GZ
⎭
w = Value of pressure. Negative value indicates load acts opposite
to the direction of the axis specified.
GX, GY and GZ : Global X, Y and Z directions. If the direction is
omitted, the load will act along the local Z axis of the surface
