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X or Z - f -X or -Z - f
X or Z X or Z
X or Z
X or Z + f -X or -Z + f
X or Z
Y
Y
Y
Y
Figure 5.38
A member list or a range of coordinate values (in global system) may
be used. All members which have both end coordinates within the
range are assumed to be candidates (for closed type structures) for
defining a surface which may be loaded if the surface is exposed to
the wind. The loading will be in the form of joint loads (not member
loads). 1, 2 or 3 ranges can be entered to form a “layer”, “tube” or
“box” for selecting members in the combined ranges. Use ranges to
speed up the calculations on larger models.
Example
DEFINE WIND LOAD
TYPE 1
INTENSITY 0.1 0.12 HEIGHT 100 200
EXP 0.6 JOI 1 TO 25 BY 7 29 TO 37 BY 4 22 23
TYPE 2
INT 0.1 0.12 HEIGHT 100 900
EXP 0.3 YR 0 500
LOAD 1
SELF Y -1.0
LOAD 2