Format

BEAM(id, jflag, comp, RM)

Description

Returns force component due to Force_Beam element in reference frame of marker RM. jflag indicates whether force acting on beam I or J marker is desired.

Example

<Post_Request

 comment   = "l1_fc1-left force on l1_fc1-left in Global"

 id        = "9000116"

 type      = "EXPRESSION"

 expr1     = "NULL"

 expr2     = "BEAM(107001,0,2,0)"

 expr3     = "BEAM(107001,0,3,0)"

 expr4     = "BEAM(107001,0,4,0)"

 expr5     = "NULL"

 expr6     = "BEAM(107001,0,6,0)"

 expr7     = "BEAM(107001,0,7,0)"

 expr8     = "BEAM(107001,0,8,0)"

 />

Arguments

id

The ID of the beam element.

jflag

0 returns force acting on beam I marker.

1 returns force acting on beam J marker.

component

1 returns the force magnitude.

2 returns the force x component.

3 returns the force y component.

4 returns the force z component.

5 returns the torque magnitude.

6 returns the torque x component.

7 returns the torque y component.

8 returns the torque z component.

RM

The reference frame in which components are reported. RM=0 implies global frame.