/* * An example taken from the EDSEP user's manual (#4) */ problem description title="Beam w/Distributed Load Example Problem" nodes=5 elements=4 nodes 1 x=0 y=0 constraint=pinned 2 x=800 constraint=free force=point 3 x=1600 constraint=free 4 x=2800 constraint=roller 5 x=1600 y=-400 constraint=fixed beam elements 1 nodes=[1,2] material=steel load=weight 2 nodes=[2,3] material=steel load=weight 3 nodes=[3,4] material=steel load=weight 4 nodes=[3,5] material=light load=light_wt material properties steel e=3e3 a=3000 ix=7e5 light e=3e3 a=1000 ix=8.25e4 distributed loads weight direction=perp values=(1,-0.26) (2,-0.26) light_wt direction=parallel values=(1,0.0868) (2,0.0868) constraints fixed tx=c ty=c tz=c rz=c free tx=u ty=u tz=c rz=u roller tx=u ty=c tz=c rz=u pinned tx=c ty=c tz=c rz=u forces point fy=-40 end