Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

Cmd GUI Path

Family

Load Type Category

Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Ap-

ply> Structural> Force/Moment

Force, Moment (FX, Forces F

FY, FZ, MX, MY, MZ)

Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Ap-

ply> Structural> Pressure

Surface SF

Loads

Pressure (PRES)

Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Ap-

ply> Structural> Temperature

Temperature (TEMP), Body Loads BF

Fluence (FLUE)

Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Ap-

ply> Structural> Other

Gravity, Spinning, Inertia Loads -

etc.

In an analysis, loads can be applied, removed, operated on, or listed.

Spring preloads, initial strains, pretension loads, and thermal loads are ignored and do not generat e a
load.

4.4.3.3.1. Applying Loads Using Commands

Table 4.3: Load Commands for a Harmonic Analysis (p. 84) lists all the commands you can use to apply
loads in a harmonic analysis.

Table 4.3: Load Commands for a Harmonic Analysis

Apply Set-

tings

Solid Entity Apply Delete List Operate

Model or

FE

Load Type

Keypo- DK DKDELE DKLIST DTRAN -

ints

Solid

Model

Displace-

ment

Solid Lines DL DLDELE DLLIST DTRAN -

Model

Solid Areas DA DADELE DALIST DTRAN -

Model

DSYM,

DCUM

Finite Nodes D DDELE DLIST DSCALE

Elem

Keypo- FK FKDELE FKLIST FTRAN -

ints

Solid

Model

Force

Finite Nodes F FDELE FLIST FSCALE FCUM

Elem

Solid Lines SFL SFLDELE SFLLIST SFTRAN SFGRAD

Model

Pressure

Solid Areas SFA SFADELE SFALIST SFTRAN SFGRAD

Model

SFGRAD,

SFCUM

SFS-

CALE

Finite Nodes SF SFDELE SFLIST

Elem

SFGRAD,

SFBEAM,

SFS-

CALE

Ele- SFE SFEDELE SFELIST

ments

Finite

Elem

SFFUN,

SFCUM

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