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*Para Force Envelope |
 
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*Para Force Envelope
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*Para Force Envelope |
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To request summary output of statistics of element restoring forces.
Refer to Output Parameters for further information on this feature.
A block of lines as follows:
[TITLE=Title Name]
[SCALE=Scale Factor] [, UNITS=Unit]
[PLOT=Plot Option]
DATA1=Set Name or ALL
DATA2=Variable [, Location]
Refer to Force Variable Input for further information on acceptable Variable values. Refer to Location Parameter Input for further information on the significance of the Location input.
Title Name defaults to blank. Scale Factor defaults to 1. The Unit entry is described in Note (c). Plot Option can be YES or NO (the default). Set Name must be defined using *ELEMENT SETS.
Input: |
Description |
Element Set: |
The element set for which the summary output is required. |
Variable: |
This list allows you to select a relevant output parameter. The entries are largely self-explanatory. See Note (a). |
Location: |
This parameter identifies the circumferential or radial location on the element. See Note (b). |
Title: |
A descriptive title to be associated with the output. This entry is optional. |
Scale: |
A scale factor to apply to the data. This entry is optional, and defaults to a value of 1. |
Unit: |
The units to be used for the output. This entry is optional, and defaults to the base units for this output type. See Note (c). |
Plot: |
This option allows you to request a timetrace plot, in addition to the summary output. By default, no plot is created. |
(a)Refer to Force Variable Input for further information on acceptable Variable values.
(b)Refer to Location Parameter Input for further information on the significance of the Location input.
(c) The units entry explicitly specifies what units are to be assigned to the output. This entry is optional, and if omitted, Flexcom simply assigns suitable units depending on the base units for the particular output type. If you do explicitly specify a unit, then it must be consistent with the dimension of the output type. For example, force can be specified in Newtons, Kips etc. The program is quite flexible in terms of accepting unit descriptions – e.g. Newtons, Newton, N etc. are all equally valid.