Edge Load

Add an as a force distributed on the interfaces between the layers along an edge of the layered shell. The load is defined in the given local coordinate system.

Interface Selection

Select the interface or interfaces at which the load is to be applied.

Table 6-45: Interface Selections; Edge Load
Selection	Apply To	Selection of Individual Interfaces
Edge	When added: Top interface.	When Selected Interfaces is selected. Any interface can be selected.

Contributions from several nodes having a common selection will be added to each other

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All other settings for the node are described in the documentation for Edge 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 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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