beamForceVector function

beamForceVector

Creates a matrix of loads for beams in the x & y direction for each load unconstrained node.

beamForceVector(beamP, fx, fy, NodeKnownL)

Arguments

• beamP: Matrix (2 x n) of beam coordinates.
• fx: Load vector (newtons) in the x-direction.
• fy: Load vector (newtons) in the y-direction.
• NodeKnownL: Data frame with constraint parameters applied to each node in the x and y directions. Formatted for use in reduced element matrix. Generated from ApplyBC function.

Returns

Produces a matrix with loading parameters for each node. - ReducedFV: Reduced force vector matrix containing the model load parameters.

Examples

data(beamGeo)
data(beamUDL)

NodeKnownL = beamBC
FV = beamForceVector(beamGeo$beamP, beamGeo$fx, beamGeo$fy, NodeKnownL)