Boundary Load
Use a Boundary Load to apply forces distributed on the layers along an edge of the layered shell. The load is defined in the given local coordinate system.
Shell Properties
Select the layer or layers to which this load is to be applied.
Table 6-44: Layer Selections; Boundary Load
Selection
Use All Layers
Selection of Individual Layers
Edge
Same as interface selection when the node is added.
When Use all layers is not selected.
Only a subset of the layers selected in the interface can be selected.
Contributions from several Boundary Load nodes having a common selection will be added to each other
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All other settings for the Boundary Load node are described in the documentation for Boundary Load in the Solid Mechanics interface.
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For a general description of layer and interface selections, see The Shell Properties and Interface Selection Sections.
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You can prescribe loads with through-thickness variation by explicitly or implicitly using expressions containing the extra dimension coordinate as described in Using the Extra Dimension Coordinates.
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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.
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Layered Shell>Boundary Load
Ribbon
Physics tab with Layered Shell selected:
Edges>Layered Shell>Boundary Load