dear experts,

Can you confirm support node point force are point load or uniform load.


regards,
venky

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.