Face Load
Add a Face Load node to apply tractions or pressure on boundaries where Membrane is active.
Coordinate System Selection
The Global coordinate system is selected by default. The Coordinate system list contains all applicable coordinate systems in the model. Prescribed loads are specified along the axes of this coordinate system. See Coordinate Systems and in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.
Force
Select the Load typeForce per reference area, Force per deformed area, Total force, or Pressure. Then enter values or expressions based on the selection and the space dimension.
For Force per reference area and Force per deformed area, the traction components are given explicitly.
For Total force, COMSOL Multiphysics divides the total force by the area of the boundaries where the load is active. When working with curved boundaries or local coordinate systems, use this option carefully, as the result is not always intuitive.
For Pressure, a scalar input is given, and the orientation of the load is given by the normal to the boundary. The pressure is positive when directed toward the membrane. In a geometrically nonlinear analysis, the current surface normal and area are used.
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After selecting a Load type, the Load list normally only contains User defined. When combining with another physics interface that can provide this type of load, it is also possible to choose a predefined load from this list.
Linear Buckling
To display this section, click the Show More Options button () and select Advanced Physics Options in the Show More Options dialog.
If you are performing a linear buckling analysis with a combination of live and dead loads, select the Treat as dead load checkbox to indicate that the load contributions from this node are constant. The default is that a load is proportional to the load factor.
 
You can add the Phase subnode to specify the phase of this load in a frequency domain analysis.
You can assign this load to a load group. See Load Cases in the Structural Mechanics Modeling chapter.
Modeling Thin Layers in the Structural Mechanics Modeling chapter.
Thin Layers in the Structural Mechanics Theory chapter.
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Ribbon
Physics tab with Membrane selected in the model tree: