SPCD

Enforced Displacement Value

Description: Defines an enforced displacement value for static analysis, which is requested as a LOAD.

Format:

Example:

Field Definition Type Default
SID Identification number of single load set. Integer ≥ 0 Required
Gi Grid point identification number. Integer > 0 Required
Ci Component number of global coordinate. (Up to six unique digits may be placed in the field with no embedded blanks.) 1 ≤ Integers ≤ 6 Required
D Enforced displacement for all coordinates designated by G and C. Real or blank 0.0

Remarks:

  1. A global coordinate (G and C) referenced on this entry must also be referenced on a SPC or SPC1 Bulk Data entry and selected by the SPC Case Control command.
  2. Values of D will override the values specified on an SPC Bulk Data entry, if the SID is selected on the LOAD Case Control command.
  3. SPCD loads may be combined with other loads using the LOAD Bulk Data entry.
  4. This is the preferred method for applying enforced displacements, rather than the "D" field of the SPC entry when multiple subcases with different enforced displacement conditions are applied.
  5. SPCD loads with SID set to zero will be applied to all subcases.