Face Load

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Add a to boundaries (for the Plate interface add it to domains), to use it as a pressure or tangential force acting on a surface. The loads are defined in the given coordinate system.

Force

Select a —, , or .


Load Type	variable	SI unit	Geometric Entity Level	Space Dimension (components)
Force per unit area	FA	N/m2	boundaries domains	3D (x, y, z) 2D (x, y, z)
Total force	Ftot	N	boundaries domains	3D(x, y, z) 2D(x, y, z)
Pressure	p	Pa	boundaries domains	3D 2D

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A positive pressure is directed in the negative element normal direction.

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The pressure load is a ‘follower load’. The direction changes with deformation in a geometrically nonlinear analysis.

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After selecting a , the list normally only contains . When combining with another physics interface, it is also possible to choose a predefined load from this list.

Moment

Enter values or expressions for the components of the moment face load MA.

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You can add the Phase subnode to specify the phase of this load in a frequency domain analysis.

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You can specify this load to be a Harmonic Perturbation in a frequency domain analysis.

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You can assign this load to a load group. See Load Cases in the Structural Mechanics Modeling chapter.

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