There are three types of pressure loads for beams:
1. Global beam load
2. Global projected beam load
3. Local beam load
In all the cases the pressure applied is given in Newton/meter in default units. In the global load, the load is given related to the global axes. The global projected load is given also in global axes but the length considered of the beam is orthogonal to the load. Local load is related to the local axes defined in the properties section. A load of (0,0,-P) N/m in either case would be (for a beam of length L):
In the Local beam load there is an additional field that is the local torsor momentum.
|