Define a force or moment load on an edge

The Edge-Face type defines a force or moment load on an edge using the face for the orientation. The face defines the in-plane and out-of-plane directions.

1. Choose Home tab→Loads and Conditions group→Force or Home tab→Loads and Conditions group→Moment .

2. In the Force or Moment dialog box, select Edge – Face from the Type list.

3. In the Model Objects group, click Select Object and select the edge to which the force or moment will be applied.

4. In the Associated Face group, click Select Object and select the face associated with the edge. The face defines the orientation for the in-plane and out of plane settings. Note: If you select an edge that uniquely identifies a face (for example, if you select a free edge of a sheet body), the face is automatically selected.

5. In the Components group, define the magnitude for one or more of these components: Shear Force, In Plane Force, and Out of Plane Force. Use one of these ways:Enter a constant value.Select Expression to use an expression to define the magnitude. For more information, see Expressions. Select Field to define a force or moment magnitude that varies with frequency, time, or temperature. For more information, see Using fields and expressions to define boundary conditions.

6. (Optional) In the Distribution group, select the method for distributing the force or moment over the geometry or FE entities:Select Total Per Object to apply the magnitude to each selected item. Select Geometric Distribution to distribute the total force or moment over all the selected items based on the area. All the nodes on the selected items then get a fraction of the force or moment based on the area of the associated elements. Select Spatial to use a unitless field to map the force or moment to the nodes. For more information, see Using fields and expressions to define boundary conditions.

7. (Optional) For Abaqus analyses, in the Follower Force Option group, select the Follower check box to specify that the direction of the force should rotate with the node to which you apply it.

8. Click OK.The load is applied to the model.

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