*APPWEIGHT

Data cards :

An arbitrary number of couple of lines with one value on the first line and up to 20 values on the second line. The second line may be continued using the & character.

APPWEIGHT
IEL1 IEL2

Status :

Optional

Purpose :

To define apparent weight for different elements

Details :

Parameter	Description
APPWEIGHT	Apparent linear weight (N/m). There is no restriction on the entered value.
IEL1	First element identification number
IEL2 ...	Second element identification number ...

Restrictions :

The selected elements must be previously defined.

Note

By default, the apparent weight of an element is calculated from its mechanical properties.

The apparent weight (in water) explicitly defined with this keyword overwrites the default value.

Example :

*APPWEIGHT 254.0 1 30

All elements between number 1 and 30 are given an apparent weight of 254.0 N/m.

The same definition may be entered with the following syntax :

*APPWEIGHT
254.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 &
15 16 17 18 19 &
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30