*INITIAL_AXIAL_FORCE_BEAM

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines initial axial force applied to beams as function of time.

Format

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*INITIAL_AXIAL_FORCE_BEAM
Beam_SID Fct_ID Fscale

Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
Beam_SID Beam set identifier.

(Integer)

Fct_ID Axial force as function of time.

(Real)

Fscale Scaling coefficient for force ordinate.

(Real)

[ N ]

Comments

  1. This keyword maps to /PRELOAD/AXIAL card.
  2. The Fct_ID is used to ramp up the preload force in the 1D element. The preloading starts from the first point (Tstart) and stops at the last point (Tstop) of the curve.