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STAAD Commands and Input Instructions
Section 5
5-250
start and end distances are measured along the member length and
not the projected length.
Notes
In earlier versions of STAAD, the LINear type of member load
could be applied only along the local axis of the member. It has
been modified to allow for global and projected axes directions
also.
See Section
1.16.2
If the member being loaded has offset distances (see MEMBER
OFFSET specification), the location of the load is measured not
from the coordinates of the starting node but from the offset
distance.
Trapezoidal loads are converted into a uniform load and 8 or more
concentrated loads.
A UNIT command may be on lines in between member-list lines.
If a load location is less than zero, it is reset to 0.0.
If a load location is greater than the length, it is reset to the length.
Example
MEMBER LOAD
619 CON GY -2.35 5.827
68 TO 72 UNI GX -0.088 3.17 10.0
186 TRAP GY -0.24 -0.35 0.0 7.96
3212 LIN X -5.431 -3.335
41016 UNI PZ -0.075
3724 LIN GY -6.2 -7.8