Result

Description

Grid point force balance table

Grid point force balance table for linear static analysis.

ITERATION

Iteration_number

where:

ITERATION

is a keyword denoting the beginning of a new iteration.

Iteration_number

is the Iteration number.

Each iteration section contains a force balance table for each node, for which this output format was selected, in each linear static subcase.

These tables are given the following header:

Grid point forces for node

Node_id

Subcase ID =

Subcase_id

where:

Node_id

is the ID of the node to which the force balance table applies.

Subcase_id

is the user-defined subcase ID to which the force balance table applies.

And the force information is provided, for each contributing element, constraint or load, in the following format:

Force_type

Element_id

x-force

y-force

z-force

x-moment

y-moment

z-moment

where:

Force_type

is one of:

SPC

Force contribution of single-point constraints.

Appl.

Force contribution of Applied loads.

F-MPC

Force contribution of rigid elements or multi-point constraints.

Elem

Force contribution of elastic elements.

Total

The sum of all the force contributions.

Element_id

is only valid for force contributions from elastic elements.  This is the element's ID.

x-force

is the x-translational component of the force.

y-force

is the y-translational component of the force.

z-force

is the z-translational component of the force.

x-moment

is the x-rotational component of the force.

y-moment

is the y-rotational component of the force.

z-moment

is the z-rotational component of the force.