Learn about the different load types that can be applied depending on the situation that you want to simulate.
During the analysis, loads or forces are applied to the structure, and the resulting deflections are measured.
New types of loads let you define body forces, centrifugal and angular acceleration forces, so you can analyze and design structures for the marine industry. These structures are associated with extracting crude oil from the bottom of the sea, such as, components for equipment on drilling platforms. These loads generate structural inertia forces, because of assigned velocity or acceleration. This type of load applies to marine structures, where transport loads are very important, such as, a structure lifted by a crane or mounted on a ship. Although these types of loads do not solve all problems when modeling marine structures, they make the modeling easier.
Robot defines masses (weights) added to nodes and bars, as well as conversion of loads to masses. Added masses are primarily used in dynamic analyses (dynamic, harmonic, spectral, seismic, and time history), but they need to be considered in static calculations when generating forces for body loads and self-weight, as follows:
An added mass influences a given load case, when one of the following loads is defined (these are loads generating forces from added masses):