Use this dialog to define dilatation on a structure bar.
- Access
-
- Click
on the Member tab in the
Load Definition dialog.
- Click
- Values
- Specifies the dilatation value dL.
- Enter the dilatation value as an absolute (units of length) or a relative (in relation to a member's length) value.
Note: Positive dilatation values indicate an elongation of a member; negative values indicate shortening of a member.