beamUDL function

beamUDL

Uniformly distributes load over the length of the beam.

beamUDL(beamP, beamT, Length, fx, fy)

Arguments

• beamP: Matrix (2 x n) of beam coordinates.
• beamT: Matrix (2 x n) containing the number of the coordinate point as shown in beamP that connect to form a given beam (Discretization table).
• Length: Length of beam.
• fx: Load value (newtons) in the x direction.
• fy: Load value (newtons) in the y direction.

Returns

Produces matrix representing uniformly distributed load on beam - DLMatrix: Column matrix for beam distributed load

• ExpandedDLMatrix: Expanded beam distribution load

• ReductedDLMatrix: Reduced beam distribution load

Examples

data(beamGeo)
data(beamDime)

Length = beamDime$Length
beamUDL = beamUDL(beamGeo$beamP, beamGeo$beamT, Length, beamGeo$fx, beamGeo$fy)