Description
Interface for objects that can be subject to line loads, distributed along U coordinate of the object.
For instance finite elements like beams.
#include <ChLoadable.h>


Public Member Functions | |
| virtual void | ComputeNF (const double U, ChVectorDynamic<> &Qi, double &detJ, const ChVectorDynamic<> &F, ChVectorDynamic<> *state_x, ChVectorDynamic<> *state_w)=0 | 
| Evaluate N'*F , where N is some type of shape function evaluated at U coordinate of the line, ranging in [-1..+1].  More... | |
  Public Member Functions inherited from chrono::ChLoadable | |
| virtual int | LoadableGet_ndof_x ()=0 | 
| Gets the number of DOFs affected by this element (position part)  | |
| virtual int | LoadableGet_ndof_w ()=0 | 
| Gets the number of DOFs affected by this element (speed part)  | |
| virtual void | LoadableGetStateBlock_x (int block_offset, ChState &mD)=0 | 
| Gets all the DOFs packed in a single vector (position part)  | |
| virtual void | LoadableGetStateBlock_w (int block_offset, ChStateDelta &mD)=0 | 
| Gets all the DOFs packed in a single vector (speed part)  | |
| virtual void | LoadableStateIncrement (const unsigned int off_x, ChState &x_new, const ChState &x, const unsigned int off_v, const ChStateDelta &Dv)=0 | 
| Increment all DOFs using a delta.  More... | |
| virtual int | Get_field_ncoords ()=0 | 
| Number of coordinates in the interpolated field (e.g., 3 for a tetrahedron, 1 for a thermal problem, etc.).  | |
| virtual int | GetSubBlocks ()=0 | 
| Get the number of DOFs sub-blocks (e.g., 1 for a body, 4 for a tetrahedron, etc.).  | |
| virtual unsigned int | GetSubBlockOffset (int nblock)=0 | 
| Get the offset of the specified sub-block of DOFs in global vector.  | |
| virtual unsigned int | GetSubBlockSize (int nblock)=0 | 
| Get the size of the specified sub-block of DOFs in global vector.  | |
| virtual bool | IsSubBlockActive (int nblock) const =0 | 
| Check if the specified sub-block of DOFs is active.  | |
| virtual void | LoadableGetVariables (std::vector< ChVariables * > &mvars)=0 | 
| Get the pointers to the contained ChVariables, appending to the mvars vector.  | |
Member Function Documentation
◆ ComputeNF()
      
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  pure virtual | 
Evaluate N'*F , where N is some type of shape function evaluated at U coordinate of the line, ranging in [-1..+1].
F is a load, N'*F is the resulting generalized load Returns also det[J] with J=[dx/du,..], that might be useful in gauss quadrature.
- Parameters
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U parametric coordinate in line Qi Return result of Q = N'*F here detJ Return det[J] here F Input F vector, size is =n. field coords. state_x if != 0, update state (pos. part) to this, then evaluate Q state_w if != 0, update state (speed part) to this, then evaluate Q  
Implemented in chrono::fea::ChElementBeamANCF_3333, chrono::fea::ChElementBeamANCF_3243, chrono::fea::ChElementBeamIGA, chrono::fea::ChElementBeamTaperedTimoshenko, chrono::fea::ChElementBeamEuler, chrono::fea::ChElementCableANCF, and chrono::fea::ChElementBeamTaperedTimoshenkoFPM.
The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:
- /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/physics/ChLoadable.h
 
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