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FEM Loads

The following types of loads can be created in SDC Verifier:

Other FEM Loads are the loads that are read from the model and it is not possible to modify them in SDC Verifier, only change a title or a description.

FEM Load detailed information is not loaded automatically, only by request (can have an impact on project loading performance). Press Read Data to read the description.

Wind Load

Wind Load - wind pressure (height dependent) applied to the selection. Wind can be applied to the beam, shell/plate and solid elements.

Execute Model - FEM Loads - Add - Wind from the tree to add wind:

The following parameters have to be defined:

Press to store pressure/velocity tabular data in the library.

Press to load a profile from the library:

FemLoads_wind_altitude

It is possible to check if all or selected Wind Load is applied with actual Drag Coefficients that are defined in the model or if all loaded elements exist in Selection of respective Wind Load.

Drag Coefficients

Drag coefficients - used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment. Press Set Drag Coefficient to define them in Y and Z directions:

FemLoads_drag_coefficients

It is possible to add coefficient for a user-defined selection or based on components/materials/properties/named selections (groups):

FemLoads_drag_coefficients_add

- preview only elements of the selected items;

- highlight all elements of the selected items;

- display a criteria plot with coefficient values of the selected items;