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BHoM Lusas Object Relations

Peter Nugent edited this page Nov 28, 2018 · 19 revisions

The following outlines what BHoM type that corresponds to each of the Lusas types supported

Elements

BHoM type Lusas type Notes
Bar Line Default is a ThickBeam
Node Point
MeshFace NotApplicable
FeMesh NotApplicable
RigidLink NotSupported
PanelPlanar Surface

Properties

BHoM type Lusas type Notes
Material Isotropic Material See material type for more details
ISectionProperty Geomtric Line
IProperty2D Geometric Surface
LinkConstraint NotSupported

Material type

When a material is pushed to Lusas, a generic Isotropic Material will be created irrespective of the type provided. When the material object is pulled from Lusas, the type will default to Steel.

Loading

BHoM Type Lusas Type Notes
Loadcase Load case
LoadCombinations Load Combination
GravityLoad Body Force
PointForce Concentrated Load
PointDisplacement Prescribed Displacement This can be applied to lines and surfaces in Lusas, if pulled this will return an error
PointAcceleration Not Implemented
PointVelocity Not Implemented
BarUniformlyDistributedLoad Global Distributed - Per unit Length If the LoadAxis is Local, then Local Distributed - Line is used
BarVaryingDistributedLoad Internal Beam Distributed Will create one load per each non-zero component in the Force Vector and the same for the Moment vector
BarPointLoad Internal Beam Point
BarPrestressLoad NotImplemented
BarTemperatureLoad Temperature Only uniform temperature supported
AreaUniformalyDistributedLoad Global Distributed - per unit area If the LoadAxis is local, then Local Distributed - Area is used
AreaTemperatureLoad Temperature Only uniform temperature supported
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