Inclined Loading & Supports

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports An inclined member can be created by selecting a member and replicating it radially through an angle that gives the required configuration.

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports Select the joint to which the restraint needs to be assigned.

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports The local axis displayed for the joints will show you the direction in which the support reactions will be displayed.

Inclined Supports Assign load.

Inclined Supports Assign the loads and analyze the structure.

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports For the joint reaction in line with the inclined member the local axis must be rotated.

Inclined Supports For instance, we want to see the reaction force in the inclined member we should align the local axis 1 to the inclination of the member.

Inclined Supports

Inclined Supports After running the analysis, display the support reactions

Inclined Loads Loads (Forces & Moments) can be applied in 6

directions , X, Y, Z and rotation around X, Y , Z.

You can decompose your loading in these 6 directions first and then apply them. 

Inclined loads can also be applied by choosing the local coordinates.

Inclined Loads Assume that the end of the inclined member

has no restraint and we want to assign a point loads that is parallel to the member (local axis 3 , blue axis).

Select the joint , go to assign , joint loads , forces.

Inclined Loads

Inclined Loads

Inclined Loads