Line Load

Use a to apply forces distributed on the layers on a point the layered shell. The load is defined in the given local coordinate system. A point represents an edge going through the thickness of the shell.

Shell Properties

Select the layer or layers to which this load is to be applied.

Table 6-51: Layer Selections; Line Load
Selection	Use All Layers	Selection of Individual Layers
Point	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 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.

Location in User Interface

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