I have been given the displacements of the structure (due to storm criteria resolved in SACS). I need to impose these displacements on my pipe via the pipe supports connected to the structure. All supports act in both the Y and GUIDE directions. I think the best way is with the CNODE, but I struggle with exactly how to do this. Once I have the displacments modeled, do I need to treat them as occasional loads in the load case editor?
Any guidance would be appreciated.