D3PLOT 22.1

LOADPATH Data Components

LOADPATH Data Components

The data components for each LOADPATH segment are derived from the forces and moments output for the X-Sections at each end of of the LOADPATH segment by rotating the X-Section forces and moments into the vector defined between the X-Section centroids at each end of the segment.

As LOADPATH components are derived from X-Section forces and moments the *DATABASE_SECFORC option needs to be set for the following components to be available.

FX_AXIAL_FORCE

FY_SHEAR_FORCE

FZ_SHEAR_FORCE

MYY_BENDING_MOMENT

MZZ_BENDING_MOMENT

MXX_TORSIONAL_MOMENT

RESULTANT SHEAR

RESULTANT_MOMENT

In addition to the derived data components the following geometric based components can also be plotted which used the X-section centroid coordinates.

BX_BASIC_X_COORD

BY_BASIC_Y_COORD

BZ_BASIC_Z_COORD

LL_LOADPATH_LENGTH

CX_CURRENT_X_COORD

CY_CURRENT_Y_COORD

CZ_CURRENT_Z_COORD

Loadpath Length is measured along the vectors joining the X-section centroids

The following "raw" X-Section data components are also available.

X_FORCE

Y_FORCE

Z_FORCE

X_MOMENT

Y_MOMENT

Z_MOMENT

RESULTANT_FORCE

RESULTANT_MOMENT