# EleLoad Command
The eleLoad command is used to construct an ElementalLoad object and add it to the enclosing LoadPattern.
```tcl load $eleLoad $arg1 $arg2 $arg3 .... ```The element loads are only applied to line elements. Continuum elements do not accept element loads. When NDM=2, the beam column elements all accept eleLoad commands of the following form:
```tcl eleLoad -ele $eleTag1 <$eleTag2 ....> -type -beamUniform $Wy <$Wx> ``` ```tcl eleLoad -range $eleTag1 $eleTag2 -type -beamPoint $Py $xL <$Px> ```When NDM=3, the beam column elements all accept eleLoad commands of the following form:
```tcl eleLoad -ele $eleTag1 <$eleTag2 ....> -type -beamUniform $Wy $Wz <$Wx> ``` ```tcl eleLoad -range $eleTag1 $eleTag2 -type -beamPoint $Py $Pz $xL <$Px> ```$eleTag1 $eleTag2 ... |
tag of PREVIOUSLY DEFINED element |
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mag of uniformily distributed ref load acting in direction along member length |
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mag of uniformily distributed ref load acting in local y direction of element |
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mag of uniformily distributed ref load acting in local z direction of element |
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mag of ref point load acting in direction along member length |
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mag of ref point load acting in local y direction of element |
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mag of ref point load acting in local z direction of element |
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location of point load relative to node I, prescribed as fraction of element length |
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Code Developed by: fmk