Apply load on a QUAD using its title or NAME

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Hello,

I have a quick question.
I’m trying to apply temperature load on QUAD. Can I use it’s title or name instead of number or group.

Thanks in advance for your answers.
Gérard

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Hello Gérard

I am not sure which name or title do you mean. Where do you define a name for a QUAD-Element? :thinking:
The basic structure of a command (e.g. QUAD) can be found within the corresponding SOFiLOAD manual.

SSD / TEDDY > Help > User Manuals > All Manuals… > sofiload > chapter 3.12 QUAD - Element Loading

Best regards
Frederik Höller

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Hello,

Thank you for your answer.
I meant when you define an area (for e.g: a slab) with SOFIMSHC. It has a title ‘SLAB’. So I wanted to apply temperature load using teddy on that ‘SLAB’. I was wondering if ever it was possible to use its title or name as reference but, I found out that it wasn’t. (using QUAD or AREA command.)

Here is my teddy file if ever there can be a solution:

+PROG AQUA urs:1
HEAD JUST A NORM
NORM DC EN 1992-2004
CONC NO 1 TYPE C FCN 30
END

+PROG SOFIMSHC urs:2
HEAD JUST A SLAB
UNIT TYPE 5
SYST TYPE 3D GDIV 10000 GDIR NEGZ
CTRL OPT MESH VAL 1
GRP 1
SPT NO 1 0 0 0 FIX PXPYPZ
SPT NO 2 0 0 5 FIX PXPYPZ
SPT NO 3 5 0 5 FIX PXPYPZ
SPT NO 4 5 0 0 FIX PXPYPZ
SAR NO 1 MNO 1 T 400 TITL ‘SLAB’
SARB OUT FIX PXPYPZ; SLNB X1 0 Y1 0 Z1 0 X2 0 Y2 0 Z2 5
SARB OUT FIX PXPYPZ; SLNB X1 0 Y1 0 Z1 5 X2 5 Y2 0 Z2 5
SARB OUT FIX PXPYPZ; SLNB X1 5 Y1 0 Z1 5 X2 5 Y2 0 Z2 0
SARB OUT FIX PXPYPZ; SLNB X1 5 Y1 0 Z1 0 X2 0 Y2 0 Z2 0
END

+PROG SOFILOAD urs:3
HEAD JUST A TEMPERATURE LOAD
LC NO 224 TYPE ‘NONE’ FACT 1.00 FACD 0.00 TITL ‘TEMP-GRADIENT-WINTER’
AREA REF SAR NO 1 TYPE DTXY 850
LC NO 225 TYPE ‘NONE’ FACT 1.00 FACD 0.00 TITL ‘JUST A LOAD’
AREA REF SAR 1 TYPE PX 100 $instead of using the number can I use ‘SLAB’
END

+PROG ASE urs:4
HEAD JUST LINEAR ANALYSIS
LC ALL
END

Best regards
Gérard

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You can apply an area load with:

  • reference by sar nr
  • reference by group nr
  • coordinates (free area load)

If you prefer “names”, you could use secondary groups. Then you would have to include the sar in the secondary group first (in sofimshc):
GRP 'SLAB' $ Max 4 char literal
SAR No 1

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Thank you!
It’s clear now.

Best regards,
Gérard