Point loads and evenly distributed loads can be easily applied to the calculation by explicitly determine their position and size. Your ease of use can, however, be increased considerably by making use of the integrated load reduction function.
Suppose you have a uniformly distributed load is defined in terms of the load drop, then you in the following dialog box directly to the button
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That way you will get access to the following dialogue, which you get for a material selected from the provided list. With the aid of the button
you add the selected materials to the last drop (in the example below: concrete hollow core slab of 12 cm).
Then you define length and width of the material (read: concrete hollow core slab ) whose weight is borne by the bar that you previously selected. Based on these data, 1•2•Build the total weight of the material calculate and draw the distributed load on beam distracted.
If you would also like to add the weight of a screed and tiles, then select the materials one by one from the list and add them using the button ‘Add’. After completion of the missing data (length, width and height) will 1•2•Build the distributed loads recalculate and adjust.
Such load reduction function is also available if you wish to apply concentrated loads on the model.
