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Beam Loads

Input URI

{base url} + db/BMLD



Active Methods

POST, GET, PUT, DELETE



JSON Schema

Details

{
    "BMLD": {
        "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "ITEMS": {
                "description": "BeamLoadItems",
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                        "ID": {
                            "description": "ID",
                            "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "LCNAME": {
                            "description": "LoadCaseName",
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "GROUP_NAME": {
                            "description": "GroupName",
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "CMD": {
                            "description": "ElementType",
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "TYPE": {
                            "description": "LoadTYPE",
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "DIRECTION": {
                            "description": "LoadDirection",
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "VX": {
                            "description": "VectorX",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "VY": {
                            "description": "VectorY",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "VZ": {
                            "description": "VectorZ",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "USE_PROJECTION": {
                            "description": "UseProjection",
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "USE_ECCEN": {
                            "description": "IsEccentricity",
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "ECCEN_TYPE": {
                            "description": "EccentricityType",
                            "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "ECCEN_DIR": {
                            "description": "EccentricityDirection",
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "I_END": {
                            "description": "DistanceI",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "J_END": {
                            "description": "DistanceJ",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "USE_J_END": {
                            "description": "UseDistanceJ",
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "D": {
                            "description": "DistanceRatio",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "maxItems": 4
                            }
                        },
                        "P": {
                            "description": "ForceType",
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "maxItems": 4
                            }
                        },
                        "USE_ADDITIONAL": {
                            "description": "UseAdditional",
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "ADDITIONAL_I_END": {
                            "description": "AdditionalDistanceI",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "ADDITIONAL_J_END": {
                            "description": "AdditionalDistanceJ",
                            "type": "number"
                        },
                        "USE_ADDITIONAL_J_END": {
                            "description": "UseAdditionalDistanceJ",
                            "type": "boolean"
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


Examples

Beam Loads

{
    "Assign": {
        "115": {
            "ITEMS": [
                {
                    "ID": 1,
                    "LCNAME": "L",
                    "GROUP_NAME": "",
                    "CMD": "BEAM",
                    "TYPE": "UNILOAD",
                    "DIRECTION": "GZ",
                    "USE_PROJECTION": false,
                    "USE_ECCEN": false,
                    "D": [
                        0,
                        1,
                        0,
                        0
                    ],
                    "P": [
                        -50,
                        -50,
                        0,
                        0
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Beam Loads with Eccentricity

{
    "Assign": {
        "115": {
            "ITEMS": [
                {
                    "ID": 1,
                    "LCNAME": "L",
                    "GROUP_NAME": "",
                    "CMD": "BEAM",
                    "TYPE": "UNILOAD",
                    "DIRECTION": "GZ",
                    "USE_PROJECTION": false,
                    "USE_ECCEN": true,
                    "ECCEN_TYPE": 1,
                    "ECCEN_DIR": "GX",
                    "I_END": 0.5,
                    "J_END": 0.6,
                    "USE_J_END": true,
                    "D": [
                        0.18,
                        0.54,
                        0.7,
                        0.9
                    ],
                    "P": [
                        -50,
                        -50,
                        -30,
                        -30
                    ],
                    "USE_ADDITIONAL": false,
                    "ADDITIONAL_I_END": 0,
                    "ADDITIONAL_J_END": 0,
                    "USE_ADDITIONAL_J_END": false
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}


Specifications

No. Description Key Value Type Default Required

1

Beam Loads

 • Insert the data as an object

"ITEMS"

Array
[Object]

-

Required

(1)

Serial Number

"ID"

Integer

0

Optional

(2)

Load Case Name

"LCNAME"

String

-

Required

(3)

Load Group Name

"GROUP_NAME"

String

Blank

Optional

(4)

Load Classification

 • Element Beam Loads: "BEAM"

 • Line Beam Loads: "LINE"

 • Typical Beam Loads: "TYPICAL"

"CMD"

String

-

Required

(5)

Load Type

 • Concentrated Forces: "CONLOAD"

 • Concentrated Moments / Torsions: "CONMOMENT"

 • Uniform Loads: "UNILOAD"

 • Uniform Moments / Torsions: "UNIMOMENT"

 • Trapezoidal Loads: "UNILOAD"

 • Trapezoidal Moments / Torsions: "UNIMOMENT"

 • Uniform Pressure: "PRESSURE"

 • Trapezoidal Pressure: "PRESSURE"

"TYPE"

String

-

Required

(6)

Direction

 • Local x: "LX"

 • Local y: "LY"

 • Local z: "LZ"

 • Global X: "GX"

 • Global Y: "GY"

 • Global Z: "GZ"

"DIRECTION"

String

-

Required

(7)

Projection

"USE_PROJECTION"

Boolean

False

Optional

(8)

Distance

 • [x1, x2, x3, x4]

"D"

Array
[Number,4]

0

Optional

(9)

Load

 • [v1, v2, v3, v4]

"P"

Array
[Number,4]

0

Optional

(10)

Eccentricity

"USE_ECCEN"

Boolean

False

Optional

(11)

Eccentricity Type

 • Centroid: 0

 • Offset: 1

"ECCEN_TYPE"

Integer

0

Optional

(12)

Eccentricity Direction

 • Local y: "LY"

 • Local z: "LZ"

 • Global X: "GX"

 • Global Y: "GY"

 • Global Z: "GZ"

"ECCEN_DIR"

String

-

Required

(13)

Distance I-End

"I_END"

Number

0

Optional

(14)

J-End Option

"USE_J_END"

Boolean

False

Optional

(15)

Distance J-End

"J_END"

Number

0

Optional

(16)

Additional H from Top Option

"USE_ADDITIONAL"

Boolean

False

Optional

(17)

Distance I-End

"ADDITIONAL_I_END"

Number

0

Optional

(18)

J-End Option

"USE_ADDITIONAL_J_END"

Boolean

False

Optional

(19)

Distance J-End

"ADDITIONAL_J_END"

Number

0

Optional



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