Posted by: venketstress
support node force, point load or uniform load - 01/27/21 01:14 AM
dear experts,
Can you confirm support node point force are point load or uniform load.
regards,
venky
Posted by: Michael_Fletcher
Re: support node force, point load or uniform load - 01/27/21 03:47 PM
Typical support nodes would result in a point load, but they should be input at restraints, not forces.
The only time it would be a distributed load is if it were resting on the ground.
CAESAR doesn't have a "great" way to analyze these cases, but the best option would be to set weight of pipe and fluid to 0 for purposes of static analysis.